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    "id": 1091170,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "devolving some of these resources to ensure that the local communities that are bearing the brunt of hosting these natural resources; bearing the brunt of the human-wildlife conflict in places like Isiolo where we host wildlife and places like Maasailand, Samburuland and the Amboseli belt that are compensated not just for the conflict but also as owners of these resources. I support this Bill. It is a very good step in the right direction with regards to pushing the resources to the communities and ensuring that the communities that host and actually look after these resources benefit and are therefore, able to have ownership of the same. This Bill also has a provision for establishment of the Natural Resources Royalties Fund which shall vest in the commission. I mentioned already that I have a little reservation with funds and how we then need to make sure that there are mechanisms in place for managing the funds to sub-grant it or ensure that it is well managed and that the governance structure of these funds will ensure that the right outcomes are achieved by our communities. One thing I really like about this Bill is the responsibility it gives to the individuals within our communities and our institutions where a body corporate if found guilty of an offence under this Act, every officer of that corporation is deemed to have committed the offence. Madam Temporary Speaker, often times, nobody is held responsible because people hide under the entity which is the corporation. When mistakes are made, nobody is responsible, an entity is not responsible and therefore, nobody that we know and has a name and address will be charged for any offence. This is very progressive because now officers would know that they must do the right thing because it is not just the entity or the corporation, it is individual responsibility and accountability that must be demanded for by this framework. With those few remarks, I support this Bill and look forward to its implementation."
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