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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for distinguishing whether my neighbour or I should speak first. I also thank you for the opportunity. Sen. Kisang’ will wait and abide until I finalize. I want to support the report and the statements that have been presented to this House this afternoon. I want to single out the very elaborate Report that has been presented by the Chairperson of the Committee on Energy, a committee that I am a Member of. I want to single out the issues that have been raised here, especially the issue of the LPG explosion that occurred in the Mradi area where 11 lives were lost and 280 people involved. Many people were actually injured during this incident. I sit in this committee, but allow me to say this. In many jurisdictions, such explosions are taken to be serious accident incidents. Their policy framework enables people who have suffered from such incidences to be compensated very quickly and very adequately. They do not do that because it is the tidiest position for any country to be in, but they do it because it is only the right thing to do. The policy framework would ensure that any actors in this sector are adequately insured. It would also ensure that the insurance is responsive. We want to call out the insurance companies that cover companies and institutions dealing with oil and gas. It is high time for us, as a nation to have a full proof policy. I want to remember an incident that occurred about two decades ago in Mombasa with Kenya Petroleum Refinery. That company was insured by insurance companies based abroad. Those insurance companies came to Kenya and actively hunted for every victim and family that had suffered a loss. They hunted for them to ensure that 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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