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    "id": 1093935,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 646,
        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, as Sen. (Dr.) Zani stated, this story does not end there. We visited counties such as Turkana where we could not believe seeing the owners of the area that have natural resources; they cannot even afford clothing. We are priding ourselves on the oil wells which are the first to be discovered in this country in Turkana County yet the people on the ground are not happy. Some of the locals have resorted to taking up arms. The locals told us that they were going to block the roads because that is the only way they can be sure that they are going to benefit from the oil wells in their areas. That is how low we have allowed ourselves to sink and how much we have allowed ourselves to be exploited without raising a finger. Stories such as those of Migingo Island where the local people have to arm themselves because fishermen from another country will come and fish from our country, beat up, arrest and incarcerate our people just because we are a country that will allow ourselves to join the leagues of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which is known to be the richest country but with the poorest people because their natural resources are taken anyhow. I hope that the commission that has been proposed by this Bill and all the other authorities that have been entrusted with this responsibility will ensure that the money collected on behalf of the local population will be put to good use. That they can copy all the good examples that can be emulated worldwide. Countries such as Norway have made history. There is no other country in the whole world with higher per capita income per individual other than Norway. That is as a result of Norway deciding to set up a sovereign fund around its natural resource of oil that is exploited by the United Kingdom and Norway itself. The country has built a sovereign fund worth hundreds of billions of dollars today. That is the reason people in Norway live well. That is why there are problems of the rich vs the poor. The children in Norway are sure that they are going to go to school because their country has invested wisely, put in the right laws and elected people who have the best interest of their people in their minds. I hope that the people who will be appointed in the proposed commission, the ones that are entrusted to ensure that funds are collected and put to the right use can do what is right and be accountable. We did a case in this House where there was a claim that in Narok County, where we have one of the major natural game reserve, where a fund has been established which collects a lot of money. At least for a while, Narok County has offered a good example because they spend their money well. I hope that by"
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