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    "id": 847392,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/847392/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13370,
        "legal_name": "Samson Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. At the outset, I support the annulment of the said regulations. I see a lot of laziness on the side of ERC. For them to come up with regulations to force, especially very small houses like three bedroomed houses to have solar systems for water is being lazy and sleeping on their job. Whereas we understand and support that we need to promote green energy, this should never come at the expense of people who are trying to own homes. For every good thing to happen, people must never be forced to do it. We should invest more as a Government. The ERC especially should invest more in incentives to make builders, developers and house owners want to promote green energy, but not force them. Even in the wake of the Big Four Agenda, we are trying to promote ownership of houses in this country. But these regulations go in the opposite direction. They are imposing a fine of Kshs1 million, which is almost the entire cost of building such a house. The ambiguity is that they have not even specified where that kind of solar system should be fitted. It ropes in even houses we are building in our rural areas where there is no running water. Therefore, I urge the ERC not to sleep on its job; not to abandon the quest for green energy, but to be a bit more innovative. This is so that we do not seem like we are forcing Kenyans, but we are giving them enough incentives. As a developer, I will then choose to install green energy and solar power rather than be forced to do it. 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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