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    "content": "One other thing that I want to speak to is the issue of the ongoing floods in the country. in the last two or three months, we have had enough rain in this country to harvest enough water for Kenya to live on even if we did not have rain in the next two years. However, how are we using the water? It has turned out to be the worst nightmare for this country. Tana River County, for example, is 75 per cent flooded and people have no high ground to move to. Water is coming from the highlands in central Kenya and many other parts of the country. If you go to western Kenya, Budalang’i is now getting flooded. The other day I drove to Bungoma County where River Nzoia is almost bursting its banks and going over the bridge at Webuye. All this water can be harvested, stored and used in future. This can be done without the obscenities that we are seeing of dams costing Kshs15 billion, Kshs17 billion or even Kshs35 billion. A dam or water pan is simply creating an embankment and stopping the river from flowing, and storing water. How does it cost Kshs17 billion or Kshs20 billion and we have everybody bending backwards, cheering their voices hoarse about things that are not adding up in this country? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government has committed itself to what they call the Last Mile Connectivity Project; giving electricity to citizens and it ought to be at an affordable price. However, if you look at the billing of Kenya Power Company today, it is a monstrous fraud and theft being committed on electricity users. I was talking to some constituent the other day who has been paying bills of about Kshs5,000 to Kshs6,000 per month. A few months ago, he received a bill of Kshs180,000. When he complained, they came and disconnected from the pole. I encourage Kenya Power Company to be user friendly and make sure there is honest billing and income going to them from the use of electricity. One other thing, if you look at your electricity bill, you will see that Kenya Power Company has changed the billing numbers of customers. I have received more than 10 or 15 customers who have come to show me their old bills and numbers and they are now receiving their bills with new numbers. They have not been informed why they are The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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