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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I think even the Mover and the Seconder of this Bill were in a dilemma on moving a Bill for rejection. Ordinarily, Motions come for support. We are in a catch-22 situation because the Bill emanates from another House. They have had to move and second the Bill as they have done – in the negative. Hon. Temporary Speaker, but that notwithstanding, and without casting aspersions on the House of the Senate, as Standing Order 87 bars me from doing so, there are many problems in this Bill that necessitates its opposition and a call for its rejection. To be polite, as they say in English, this Bill is a right royal mess emanating from the Senate. In England, the King cannot be wrong. Where he is wrong, they simply say that he is right but it is a mess. I have looked at this Bill. What concerns me most is that the House of the Senate and the Mover of this Bill in that House may have been oblivious to the fact that all of the matters listed as natural resources are governed by different Acts of Parliament that have different provisions, including sharing revenue between the national Government and the county governments. The first natural resource listed is sunlight. We may have difficulty understanding how we will be sharing sunlight unless we are talking about energy generated from solar. This cuts across counties and possibly involves the national Government. Surface and underground water is also being shared. Here, again, we have problems with water flowing from one county to another. There may be need for an agreement to be reached on how to share that water, which may cause a lot of problems. There are very many other resources that are listed here. Every natural resource in the country has an Act of Parliament that governs it. There may be fear and risk of duplicity when it comes to passing a law similar to this one, including when it comes to wildlife resources. We The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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