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    "id": 1216571,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, Desalination. You know those words came with the proverbial “ meli”. There is also the famous issue of the dam in Murang’a County where you come from. We need to agree on the charges. We do not need to charge too much for water. Charging water at high prices for the water users should not happen. We need to collapse the authorities. We have the Water Resource Authority (WRA), Water Users Authority (WUA), National Irrigation Authority (NIA), and many others. Let us collapse all those bodies and come up with one so that it is easy for wananchi. I propose that we form rural water Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOS) where wananchi in Makueni County in a place called Wote can access water easier. I am conflicted on the role of Commission of Revenue Allocation (CRA) which we need to relook at. The role they are playing is important in drafting of benefit sharing agreements. What is important is that the county assembly should pass any county benefit sharing agreement. Senators, if we are giving MCAs powers and not to ourselves, where are we placing ourselves? If there will be a commercial exploitation of the natural resource to billions and trillions of shillings, the people who will decide that agreement are the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs). As a Senate, who are the owners and drafters of this Bill through Sen. Mungatana, do not have a role. That is why we have a problem with Tullow Oil in Turkana County, which is represented by Sen. Lomenen. The Bill proposes that the CRA should identify counties that are required to enter into a benefit sharing agreement, Oversee the administration of funds set aside for community projects, conduct research regarding the exploitation and development of natural resources and benefit sharing in Kenya. Also, resolving of conflicts which are many, but I hope this Bill will address the issues. There are two points, the issue of conservation of natural resources, which is a clarion call of the President. He has insisted that the issue of climate change is here with us. Going into the future, we should improve on our forest cover. We should move it to more than 10 per cent. Then we will sell carbon credits to other nations. I must emphasise on the issue of restoration of the environment. When the Solai Dam tragedy happened"
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