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    "id": 915396,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Manje",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Wathigo Manje",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to the Nuclear Regulatory Bill, which comes at a time when we are focusing on Vision 2030. This Bill will regulate the generation of power through the use of nuclear energy. That is the current trend in the world. Other countries are going in that direction. In Africa, South Africa depends on nuclear energy in the generation of electricity. There are countries which are currently preparing to produce electricity using nuclear energy. Nigeria has taken some steps in that direction. Generation of electricity using nuclear energy is highly regulated in the world and has very few players because it is a very sensitive area. Nigeria has taken some steps in identifying where to produce nuclear energy. In countries like Uganda and Ghana, preparation for generation of nuclear energy is in the pipeline. It is a preparation that takes time and it might take 15 or 20 years. There is a difference between energy produced using nuclear power and the atomic bomb that we normally hear about. Anytime you mention nuclear energy, people tend to think about the atomic bomb. The idea is peaceful use of nuclear energy in the production of electricity. To produce electricity, you just need to turn turbines. You can use water to produce hydroelectric power. You can use geothermal or thermal energy to rotate the turbines or you can use gas. Having said that, you will find that these do not compare with nuclear energy. In the production of nuclear energy, you use uranium, through fusion, to produce a lot of power that will turn turbines. If you get a very good disposal method, you can produce a lot of power that can last the country for many days. This can make us a middle-income country as we have envisioned in our Vision 2030. We need enablers, and electricity is an enabler for the Vision 2030. Nuclear energy is very reliable. In countries that use nuclear power, once you ignite the reactants, it can take up to 18 continuous months before you change the fuel. That means for 18 continuous months, there will be no power outage like we normally have in the country time and again. Nuclear energy is more reliable compared to others energy sources. It is also clean. Modes of energy production that involve burning of petroleum fuel or coal are dirty compared to 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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