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    "content": "the issue of power. All the time, they remind Kenyans that there is power all over Kenya. They said that we will have almost 98 per cent – I am not sure about the figure – connection by 2022. To me, the power that we have in rural areas is not power. It adds a lot of harm than good to the people because in one day, power can go off for four or five times. I am not an engineer but I know very well that when power goes off it comes back with a different voltage. In most cases we experience a lot of damage to our electrical equipment in our homes and also in the industries. So, it is important that the President comes very clear. We need quality electricity which does not bring harm to the people and which does not go on and off. I agree they have tried to supply electricity everywhere. In my village, the Last Mile power connection took place and almost every home is connected to the power but you hardly have that power. When the State of Nation Address is given, which is good and we appreciate, it is good to point where the weaknesses are. You can talk about electricity being everywhere but how efficient is the electricity? That is big problem and I would like the Kenya Power to do something about it. In fact, there was a time we were told that you can sue the Kenya Power. I have tried to do that once or twice but you do not get anywhere because they will block you in all ways yet there is a lot of damage that they cause to our people. As the Women Representative, I was passionate about poultry farming and we did a lot. We even had the machinery including the hatchery in place. If you lose power for four hours, it means that you will lose all the eggs in the hatchery. So, it affects the industry. We are talking about industrialisation yet our house is not clean. Most industries use electricity but we have a lot of power interruptions. I do not think we are serious to say that we want to capitalize on the Big Four Agenda. We must first put our house in order and make sure that most areas have got efficient power and not just power for the sake of it. Secondly, it is good to talk about the Big Four Agenda but most of the functions are already devolved. If they are devolved and at the same time they are the major agenda for the national Government, that has not been explained to us legislators and even the common mwananchi . The Government can decide to have two level 4, level 5 or level 7 hospitals for cancer in particular areas and that is part of universal healthcare. We talk of universal healthcare yet people have not understood what that means. At the same time, we are talking of putting high quality medical facilities in one area and claim that that is part of universal healthcare. Universal healthcare should just be universal. To me, affordable universal healthcare means that all people and moreso the lower cadre people should access universal healthcare. We have heard that 80 per cent of the people in Makueni have registered to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) but I am told the actual figure is about 30 per cent. So, we should start from the basic moving forward, so that people are very clear. The President said that in the remaining four years, all Kenyans should have access to proper and universal healthcare. It is not clear to most of us. The national Government is in charge of security. It is very important that the Government controls the national security but how about having some security units at the county level? A governor is answerable to his people about security as the national 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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