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    "id": 91461,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/91461/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Keter",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 169,
        "legal_name": "Charles Cheruiyot Keter",
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    "content": "With regard to the Rural Electrification Authority (REA), the Kshs5 billion allocated towards this is not enough because there are many connections going on in the country. That amount should have been enhanced to more than Kshs10 billion so that we can connect 1 million customers. The Minister has said that they managed to connect 214,000 people in the last financial year. We can only achieve that by increasing this funding. My concerns are about the completed projects which the Minister has talked about. About 400 of them have been commissioned and 600 are yet to be commissioned due to lack of transformers. I think there should be co-ordination between the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) and the REA on this front. This is because there are some areas where transformers have been installed but power has not been switched on by the KPLC. So, these projects should be commissioned quickly so that people can be connected with power. Finally, on connection, we have heard that there are many power lines across the country. The rates charged for power connection to shops and other people is about Kshs17,400 and they can pay in instalments. People can afford this because they are doing business. However, my worry in on domestic connections. We should look for ways and means of reducing the Kshs32,000 charged for this connection because not many people in the rural areas can afford this. If the Ministry cannot afford this then the Government should subsidise it so that the fee can be lower than Kshs17,400. The business people can afford the Kshs17,400 they are charged for power connection because they do business."
}