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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mohamed Mohamud",
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        "legal_name": "Mohamud Sheikh Mohammed",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for your indulgence on that. The reality here is that we are actually on an exaggerated level of the prices of fuel. Recently, I went to Ethiopia - and I have given this example before - and realized that the price of diesel and petrol is about Kshs50 equivalent to Kenya. Ethiopia is a landlocked country that does not even have an opportunity to produce oil on their own. There is so much dishonesty in the management of the oil sector in this country. That is why we feel for our communities as we reel from the issue of Coronavirus and poor economic position. During our discussions, we realised that there are laws that have not been revised over the years and, in particular, Section 3 of the Petroleum Development Act of 1991 that gives exclusive powers to the Cabinet Secretary over the Petroleum Development Levy. This House, which has the watchdog capacity and the role to oversee Government affairs, should be given the prerogative to be taking that decision. Therefore, it is important that we revise those laws that seem to be outdated. It is because of those gaps that Kenyans are petitioning this House."
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