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    "id": 593786,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Barua",
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        "id": 1529,
        "legal_name": "Ejidius Njogu Barua",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, some of the proposals made by the Senate were touching on definitions. I would like to tell the Senate that they should add value in their consideration of various Bills that go to them from this House, just as we do when we get Bills from the Senate. The definition of “communities” in Clause 4 was found to be so narrow to the extent that it excluded some community members like my community who live in other areas. Clause 4(b), which was rejected defined “community” to mean people living in a ward or areas within which the minerals are situated, and who are affected by the exploration of the minerals or mining operations with respect to the minerals. If we, as a Committee, adopted that definition, the result would have been to exclude the people who may have been displaced. Therefore, we decided to reject the definition as passed by the Senate. Clause 4(b) also refers to the Council of County Governors (CoG) as a new definition of the CoG. We accepted that definition. There is a trend from the Senate which must be countered before it goes far. In most Bills which have come from the Senate, the Senate tries to give itself some responsibilities like appointing responsibilities in various institutions so as to include their interests. As much as we agree as a Committee and a House that the CoG should be included in mining matters, the Senate should also desist from overloading national institutions with representatives of the CoG. With those few remarks, I second the amendments as presented. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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