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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Seneta",
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        "legal_name": "Mary Yiane Senata",
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    "content": "(c) Kenya Pipeline Company is providing and distributing safe and clean water to the residents of Kiboko area, while the recovery, mop-up of the oil spillage and restoration of the environment is ongoing; (d) Kenya Pipeline Company is also in the process of procuring a leak detection system to ensure that in future such spillage is detected in real time; and, (e) The Committee held consultative meetings with the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) and urged them to judicially exercise its mandate as provided in the Petroleum Act, 2019 and apply sanctions and penalties to the Kenya Pipeline Company for failure to install the leak detection system on Line V. On the Statement sought by Sen. Rose Nyamunga on the Gas Yetu; “The Mwananchi Gas Project,” the Committee noted that there is a court order filed by the Consumer Federation of Kenya (CoFeK) citing concerns over procurement of faulty cylinders, which could harm consumers. However, the Committee advised the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining to try and establish alternative methods to ensure that the project is effectively and urgently implemented and rolled out in all the 47 Counties without further delays. With regard to the Statement sought by Sen. Khaniri on the billing scandal at the Kenya Power Company, I am equally glad to report that the Committee interrogated the matter with the Kenya Power Company and noted the following:- (1) Tokens worth Kshs35,280,000 were irregularly generated and issued to customers on diverse dates between January, 2018 and February 2019. (2) The irregularly generated tokens were found to have been sent to consumers through an unofficial channel and relayed to consumers through personal lines. (3) Owing to the activities being criminal in nature, the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating the matter. The Kenya Power Company is continuously working to enhance customers experience and improve the existing controls, to forestall such occurrences in future. (4) The Committee is scheduled to hold a follow up meeting with Ministry of Energy and the Kenya Power Company to interrogate the matter further. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, in the next quarter, the Committee proposes to focus and pay special attention to county visits and in particular, a visit to the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project in Marsabit County, oil sites in Turkana County and visits to Nakuru County and Isiolo County. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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