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    "id": 469196,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to give Notice of the following Motion to the Department of the National Treasury. THAT, aware that various counties in Kenya are endowed with natural resources such as oil deposits, wildlife, minerals, among others; appreciating that the capacity to exploit and utilize the resources varies according to economic and technical potential; cognizant of the fact that under the devolved system of government, the country’s role in the creation of national revenue is critical, concerned that there may be no direct and proportional share on the basis of the revenue that a county is able to generate since equitable sharing of revenue raised will be done by the national government; affirming the need for direct benefit from the proceeds of the said natural resources to the local communities, especially in marginalized counties; aware that imposition of tax by national or county government can only be by way of legislation and that only the national government can impose tax; the Senate urges the Government to take immediate steps to initiate legislation, pursuant to Article 209(2), to require investors to pay at least 20 per cent of their turn-over as royalties to the respective counties where they operate so as to enable resources of specific counties to be directly utilized in the counties, to address specific social needs and, thereby, act as an incentive for the said counties to optimize their capacity to raise revenue. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}