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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Cecily Mbarire",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": "More importantly and what I liked was the topic on renewable energy, which we are all talking about. Earlier on, we were looking at the issue of solar energy. What I found very interesting is that we are now also recognising the role of women in renewable energy as a means of enhancing economic empowerment as well as women’s potential given the key role they play in producing and using energy in households and communities particularly in developing countries. We just had this debate when we were looking at the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation where we have thrown away the entire regulations which had been set up around solar energy by ERC. One of the things that came up was that there was no public participation. Time has come that whenever we talk about renewable energy, we must appreciate the special role of women in it considering that they are a big consumer of the same. So, I hope going forward, we will start to look at these issues. My concern, having looked at the discussions that took place and the resolutions, is to ensure that the important resolutions which fit into our nation from the delegations that go out on account of taxpayers’ money to these meetings, are taken up by the relevant committees. For example, the resolutions on energy should be looked at by the Departmental Committee on Energy, so that we can see what we can borrow from them. We should see what we can pick from them and how they can be helpful to our nation going forward. I believe there are many experiences and best practices that end up in the final recommendations. So, I hope that, going forward, we will not just be picking reports, noting them on the Floor of the House and it ends there. Surely, there must be something we can bring back to the country that adds value. This is a global platform in which people exchange ideas and get what other nations are doing. Then we can borrow some of those things and use them here in our country."
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