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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Odhiambo",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Bill, but most importantly, I am also a Member of the Departmental Committee on Energy. Having gone been through the rigorous process of going through the Bill, I think my colleagues in Parliament require to go through a process of self introspection and realise that this Bill will provide a competitive framework under which it will grow. The Bill seeks to cure the lacuna which exists in our current law and sets the legislative framework that will address issues of local content. Currently, in our country, we produce around 2,300 megawatts of electricity. Our consumption is 1,700 megawatts in the evening. In the next one year, we are going to have additional electricity of 1,300 megawatts. About 300 megawatts will come from the Turkana wind power and 1,000 megawatts from the Lamu Coal Power Plant. I want to tell my colleagues that this country needs more power in order to have a robust economy and our young men and women can attain employment. I know many issues have been raised even with regards to the fact that we should use and explore hydro-power. It is prudent to remember that our rains are inconsistent because we have cleared our forests. Even, as we start planting more trees, it will take many years before our rivers go back to where they were 30 years ago. History will remind Kenyans that the former Prime Minister was at the fore-front in the Rift Valley fighting for the Mau Forest and he sacrificed his political ambition for it. I want us to make those sacrifices as Members of Parliament even in the face of our own ambitions. Importantly, I also want to mention that this Bill will create a competitive environment where players in the distribution of energy will operate at the same level. Looking back at 1990s, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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