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"content": "that needs to be amplified is the link between our universities, institutions of higher learning and the market. Doing that will enable us to give an opportunity so that by the time someone is a second year civil engineering student, he will not have to study for five years without having a link with any industry or having participated in dealing with new technology, innovations or new ways of doing things. It is important that we create that link. If you see successful countries, be it China, USA, Russia or in Europe, it is about the good link between universities, the private sector and the industries. Madam Temporary Speaker, that is about the nuclear energy. I will also point out something about Part IV of the Bill which deals with renewable energy. This Bill states that:- “All unexploited renewal energy resources under or in any land vests in the National Government.” That is the law and that is the Constitution. These natural resources can be turned into energy, which includes the various forms of energy like biomass, biodiesel, bioethanol, charcoal, fuel wood, solar, wind power, tidal waves, hydropower, biogas and municipal waste as we discussed. All these can be used to generate renewable energy. This is the sector that needs to be promoted because, as I said earlier, it is friendly to the environment. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Bill proposes the establishment of a Renewable Energy Resource Advisory Committee, composed of the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Energy or his or her representative, who shall be the Chairperson; the Chief Executive officer of the corporation or his or her representative, who shall be the Secretary; the Managing Director of the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) Limited or his or her representative; the Managing Director of the Kenya Electricity Generation Company (KENGEN) or his or her representative; the Attorney-General or his or her representative; the Principal Secretary of the National Treasury or his or her representative and the Principal Secretary responsible for matters relating to natural resources or his or her representative. The Committee will perform advisory work in matters related to renewable energy. Madam Temporary Speaker, in so far as geothermal resource is concerned, the GDC has been retained as an existing agency. There is a provision related to authorisation, licensing of the renewable energy, the role of the Cabinet Secretary and the Authority in ensuring that those licenses have been oversighted. I do not wish to say more because we must have an opportunity for as many hon. Members as possible to contribute to this very important Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to briefly comment on the requirements for electrical energy licensing, which has become extremely controversial. As I said earlier, it is the work of the authority to ensure that licences that are provided are oversighted, the licensing procedure is transparent and the licensing conditions are strictly adhered to. The breach of the licensing provisions and obligations attract penalties, including cancellation of the licence that had been given to the energy investor. Madam Temporary Speaker, all these issues, including metering of electricity, the cost, the transparent nature of doing the same, public participation and the role of 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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