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    "id": 915397,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/915397/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Manje",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1669,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Wathigo Manje",
        "slug": "joseph-wathigo-manje"
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    "content": "production of nuclear energy. With nuclear energy, you do not have emissions. It is a clean production method of generating power. It is cheaper because once installed, it runs continuously. It is not like oil where you have to keep on changing. Once you put the reactants in the fuel, the fuel system fires itself for about 18 months continuously. It becomes a bit cheaper. It has so many advantages compared to other forms of energy production. If you compare nuclear energy to solar energy, which people say is good, it can only be tapped during the day. At night, you cannot store that energy. When it comes to wind production, wind energy will be produced when there is wind. When there is no wind, the turbines will not be turned and production will be zero. When you compare it to other forms of energy like geothermal power, the same thing happens. In terms of geothermal energy, you have to drill a hole, which is also expensive. You will find that within a short time, because of the instability on the ground, you will suffer from exhaustion. This is the way to go. We should not fear technology. People will say that if you introduce nuclear energy, then there will be explosions and atomic bombs. If you fear energy, you will be left behind. If somebody was to introduce aeroplanes at the moment and tell you that the plane will go up, you will imagine that if something goes wrong, you will come crashing down. This is the right way to go. The body concerned should educate Kenyans on this. There should be a lot of citizen participation to make sure that people appreciate this aspect. Anytime you mention it, people are not likely to appreciate it unless they are educated on it. There is also the issue of the location of the plants. There are those requirements of where to locate a nuclear plant such as it has to be in an ocean setup where there is a lot of water to cool down the plant. There are those sites that need to be constructed and the citizens of those areas should be educated on the positive aspects as opposed to the negative. We cannot be left behind by other countries. We should go where it is required. One nuclear plant is enough for the energy requirements of the country, but if we get two, we will have sufficient energy. I support the Bill."
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