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    "id": 1421021,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, very quickly on three Statements. The first one is on the mining that is happening in Kilifi. My reading of Article 71 of the Constitution is that parliamentary ratification is a requirement for all these agreements that involve a grant of a right or concession by or on behalf of any person, including the national Government, to another person for the exploitation of any natural resource of Kenya. Therefore, one of the problems we have faced as representatives of the people is that sometimes these agreements are never brought to the attention of Members of Parliament, so that we can put in place a mechanism to address some of the concerns that have been raised by the Senator for Kilifi. Number two, on the Statement on accidents. Just the other day here in Nairobi, we had a very peculiar case of a Matatu overturning on Haile Selassie Avenue and people were asking how it is possible for a matatu to roll on Haile Selassie Avenue. Since all of you use Haile Selassie Avenue, there is something on Haile Selassie Avenue that never used to be there. A few months ago, the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) for no reason whatsoever, decided to put bumps at the exit of the roundabout on Haile Selassie Avenue. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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