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    "id": 1093939,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kavindu Muthama",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Zani for coming up with this Bill. I used to think of how the local people do not benefit from the natural resources way before I joined this House. I know that some people have benefitted from the natural resources as the local people perish in poverty. A good example is the electricity that is produced at Masinga Dam. The homes that surround Masinga Dam have no electricity and neither do those people use that water to irrigate their farms yet they are surrounded by a Dam that provides electricity to the entire country. I pray that this Bill gets to see the light of the day because it will enable such people and their counties to benefit from their resources. This Bill is very timely. The other natural resource that I want to talk about is sand. Sen. Wamatangi talked about it. Sand is found in Machakos and Makueni counties yet the local people do not benefit from it. I pray that this Bill will protect the locals and the counties where the natural resources are found. Kitui has a lot of coal and I hope that this Bill will enable them to benefit from it. With this Bill, the people of Machakos County will also benefit from the resources that will come with Konza City. We recently went to Thwake Dam together with the President and my party leader; Mr. Kalonzo Musyoka. That dam will be a resource to the people of Makueni and Kitui counties. The dam can even service Kajiado County because it has a lot of water. It is my prayer that the people of Makueni County will use it for irrigation. I hope that they will benefit from the revenue that will be collected from that water. Gemstones are the other natural resources that we have but the people who live in the areas where they are found live in abject poverty yet gemstones are very expensive. The passage of this Bill will enable those people to benefit from the natural resources found in their counties. The same will apply to the people of Turkana County who have oil. We also have the residents of Migingo Island in Lake Victoria who are surrounded by a lot of fish. Those people can be protected by law and the Government can build a factory to process and store their fish. As we discuss this, we should also think of the investors so as not to affect them. The law should protect the local communities and the investors as well. I congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Zani. I have been in this House for a few months and I have come to love her participation. I congratulate her for being recognized as the best nominated Senator."
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