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    "id": 915392,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/915392/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
        "slug": "daniel-kitonga-maanzo"
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    "content": "Nuclear energy is being used almost everywhere in the world. Recently, in Germany, a county was celebrating 32 years of there never being a single blackout at any given time and any other alternative source of energy, whether generator or solar, being used, because nuclear energy works efficiently. There is no possibility from their whole system of there being a blackout. That tells the efficiency under which nuclear energy works. However, it has challenges. If mishandled, nuclear energy is very devastating. Secondly, it also needs a lot of water. It is used in areas with a lot of water because of the cooling system. In the event of an earthquake, like it happened in Japan, it becomes very disastrous because the infrastructure can be affected by earthquakes and the effects can go very far. A new board is going to be set up to deal with this independently. Accidents of that magnitude may not even be foreseen or properly forestalled by this regulatory body, which will make sure that nuclear energy works in the country. So, as much as we are going to pass this law, we also have alternative energy in the country. We have rivers, dams and enough solar in the country, which we have not properly utilised. Although nuclear energy is very useful and can be efficient, we have to make sure that we have trained personnel to deal with this and we have to make sure that when we develop this mode of energy, it is cost-effective. We have just invested in the railway line and we are heavily in debt because of it, which is benefiting other countries more than us. We are bringing in more than we ship out. If we have to develop nuclear plants, then, what will be the cost? It could be very high for the country. Although we are going to put this law in place and have the necessary authority and 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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