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    "id": 822532,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also wish to add my voice to the Statement brought by Sen. Khaniri. The reason why you do not see a lot of fish processing plants around Lake Victoria is because of erratic electricity supplies. If you do a business case for establishment of fish processing or fish cooling facilities around Lake Victoria, electricity and energy becomes one of the biggest cost elements. This is an indication that our energy sector is in shambles. When the residents of Renda Island on Lake Victoria attempted to set up a solar power plant that was providing power to 10,000 residents on that island, the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) went and shut it down. They accused them of not complying with licensing requirements. That is the kind of insanity that guides the energy sector in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, a group of investors decided to tap wind power around Lake Turkana and put up a huge firm to capture wind power. You find that these private investors are not able to turn on their investments simply because the Ministry of Energy and the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) have failed to lay grid lines to the site of the wind firm. Again, that is the kind of lunacy that we have in the energy sector. If you go to Lamu, a beautiful heritage site listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)---. We want to import coal from South Africa and fire it up in Lamu, so that we can generate energy without consideration to the heritage and the environment in the Lamu zone. That is the lunacy that Sen. Khaniri has brought before us. I conclude by saying that the cases of corruption that have been brought against the officers of KPLC should be expedited. We want to urge the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) not to be shaken. In this country, we have learnt that the greatest rumour mongers, blackmailers, and gossipers are the corrupt. Whenever you go after the 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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