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    "id": 385336,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungai",
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        "legal_name": "James Kiarie Mungai",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion, that tends to ensure that, at least, a portion of the resources that are close to our communities is left to help that community. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that for a long time, in our country, very little has apparently been going back to the communities, where these resources are found. I have been to Mombasa and Shimba Hills and what Sen. Juma Boy said is true. You see a lot of poverty in areas where there are lots of deposits of minerals and exploitation of the same. What I would propose on this particular Motion is that when we talk about natural resources, we should also look at all the resources in other sectors, like rivers that have dams that are producing electricity in places like Tana River and Ukambani. We should ensure that these areas also benefit from the same percentage that is supposed to be left in areas where there are minerals underneath. In my Nakuru County, we have the geothermal resource, which right now is the most eco-friendly in terms of electricity generation in our country. But in the areas where it is based, there is very little that the community around can be proud of. So, my prayer is that this Motion is supported by the Senate and passed, so that those communities can benefit through the various counties that they are based. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the Motion."
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