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    "id": 847395,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/847395/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Turkana Central, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Lodepe Nakara",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2926,
        "legal_name": "John Lodepe Nakara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. First of all, I support the Report and congratulate the Committee for the work it has done. The Committee has protected the public. The penalties that were set by the ERC against anybody who would not implement their policy cannot be attained. It is not practicable, as Hon. Ali has said. Charging a poor person Kshs1 million for not following that regulation is not tenable. You do not know how this person bought their house. Maybe, they did so through Sportpesa or the lottery. I support the Committee for advising the ERC not to implement that policy. Secondly, we suggest that the Government takes this as a business so that it can supply solar energy to every house in this country. There are some people who cannot even afford solar energy in this country. If the Government can take responsibility to make sure that they supply energy to every person in this country, it will be a step forward in achieving the goal of having this country connected by 2022. If the Government cannot do it, then the private sector must take it so that they can engage in it as business and charge a small fee. There are counties like Turkana, West Pokot and Marsabit where we have full solar energy throughout the day. If we can get some investors who can go to such counties to invest, all those counties can get energy in a cheaper way. It is the responsibility of the Government to avail energy to every household, whether it is one room, thatched house or mud house. Energy is required because you cannot live in darkness at this age."
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