{"id":869851,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/869851/?format=json","text_counter":955,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Olekina","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":407,"legal_name":"Ledama Olekina","slug":"ledama-olekina"},"content":"(a) regulate— (i) generation, importation, exportation, transmission, distribution, supply and use of electrical energy with the exception of licensing of nuclear facilities; (iii) production, conversion, distribution, supply, marketing and use of renewable energy; and (iv) exploration, extraction, production, processing, transportation, storage exportation, importation and sale of coal bed methane gas and other energy forms; (b) protect consumer, investor and other stakeholder interests; (c) provide such information and statistics to the Cabinet Secretary as the Cabinet Secretary may from time to time require; (d) collect and maintain energy data; (e) develop guidelines on applicable treaties, conventions and protocols affecting the energy sector in consultation with other statutory authorities except those relating to nuclear energy; (f) coordinate the development and implementation of a national energy efficiency and conservation action plan, in consultation with relevant statutory authorities and other stakeholders; (g) develop testing and certification procedures, in conjunction with relevant statutory agencies, for certification and testing for energy consumption of equipment and appliances; (h) ensure, in collaboration the Kenya Bureau of Standards, that only energy efficient and cost effective appliances and equipment are imported into the country; (i) certify energy managers and license energy auditors; (j) promote, in consultation with the Kenya National Accreditation Service, the establishment of accredited laboratories for energy efficiency; and (k) perform any other function that is incidental or consequential to its functions under this Act or any other written law."}