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    "id": 1446532,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "This is very progressive and it will help us in addressing some of the challenges I have talked about, like the issue of mineral royalties and coming up with local content plans so that communities’ interests are ring-fenced in every project that is undertaken in our counties. This Bill also talks about the performance of the local content because some investors do not observe the local content regulations and midway, they may decide not to honour the statutory requirements of sharing the benefits of the proceeds from resources. This is also going to strengthen the process of managing the local content in our country and our various counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Bill also goes further to talk about the strategies for local content development. It is important that an operator in an area should abide with the process of how he is acquiring goods and services. We shall provide a fair opportunity to all local persons who participate in the provision of goods and services in relation to extractive activities that are undertaken by that operator. I had given an example of the granite factory. Some of this granite will be sourced from various homes. This law will guide how the investor or the operator will get this from the local community and compensate the adequately. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are quite a lot of good provisions here. However, we will have an opportunity to look at them and fine-tune where we think it is important to clarify some them, particularly on the roles of committees. What will the committees at the county and national level do? How will that support the process of ensuring that all stakeholders receive adequate benefit from this process? With those remarks, I support with amendments."
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