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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "the unemployed youth and assist in putting all these together. So, this is important especially the part on restoration. One thing that is clear is that we hold these natural resources, not for ourselves, but for the generations past and those that will come in the future. This is critical. Mr. Speaker, Sir, at sub clause (2) talk about need for coordination that Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) so that will not do this on their own. They will do this with other relevant bodies as well. We go specifically to the collection of funds. We have the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) where the royalty fund will be going to. How does that get divided? Apart from just having the legal provision, it is important to ensure that it can be implemented. There was a lot of debate about this. What we had in mind is that you have a royalties fund right at the top. Out of that, we have 20 per cent divided going out as sovereign fund. In it we have a future’s fund where they can take care of educational opportunities and scholarships for people. We can talk about restoration within that fund. We have 80 per cent beginning to cascade into the counties. At the first level, at the counties, we have 40 per cent going to the counties and 60 per cent remaining at the national. Remember that is of the 80 per cent because 20 per cent has gone out as royalties. From the 40 per cent that has gone to the counties, we have the local community receiving 40 per cent to compensate for that resource being developed. We have 60 per cent going to the general county. That was the provision that we made a little bit different from some of the provisions that have been made. This was specific because with natural resources you need to put a little bit of money on the side for the future. However, you also need to ensure that whatever trickles down can be used appropriately. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we debated about which was the best organization to collect this fund, we settled for KRA. That is well captured in Clause 7. That one is able to do that specifically. I want to dwell briefly on the local community benefit sharing forum. This is the one now that comes at the ward/community level, if you wish. That is right where the resource is being developed. This one is key. It comprises of various people, but again, we have tried to ensure that the representation at the local level is clear and well established. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for example, in it we will have five people who are residents within that county, a public officer and members of the local community benefit sharing forum. We have specific government officials put into the board. We have ways and means of ensuring these people are so close to the communities that they can always give advice necessary at the various points to enhance that benefit sharing. Initially, we did not limit the natural resources. We said not only these natural resources at Clause 3, but others as well. I think as we negotiated and through public participation and some of the instances that were coming, we felt that let us just legislate at the moment for the specific natural resources as per now and not extent that list. Those others can always come up as amendments in the future if need be. At Clause 3 (a) to (f) we have sunlight, water resources, forests, industrial fishing and wind. Mr. Speaker, Sir, these was a big issue. I remember when we were discussing it the first time, Members felt, for example, when it is a resource like water, how do you"
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