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    "content": "We will improve our livelihoods and establish infrastructure. In places where illiteracy rates are high, this could serve as a source of bursary or scholarships for communities, not only to increase their literacy levels, but making sure the children go to school. This will also assist the community to train their own people in the harnessing or exploitation of that resource. For example, where there is oil like in Turkana, they should train their people in the relevant field such as petro-chemical industry so that they take over the running of the institutions at one time. They should not only just benefit from whatever is realised after selling the product, but also participate in it and improve their skills. In the case of resources like wind which is an inexhaustible resource, we intend to use it to generate power because wind will always be there. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if we learn and then train our people in a particular field, then the project should be run by the community. For example, in Europe, you find that most of the wind firms are community run. They are not government projects, but community projects. Therefore, communities need to develop. I know there is one similar project coming up in Kipeto; Kajiado area. That is a community project. That is how a community benefits firsthand from its resources. Even if you have to first let in an investor, you should see the sense of what use the resource has. Then you have to train the people so that the next project is community run because power requirements will always increase. The project should be a community-run project so that the community gets maximum benefit out of that resource which is sustainable, but not exhaustible like others. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 3 of this Bill says that this Act applies with respect to the exploitation of petroleum, natural gas, minerals, forest resources, water resources, wildlife resources and fisheries. Since it takes time for Bills to go through and be implemented, when time comes, I would like us to add the existing natural resources which are being exploited like wind and solar so that they do not fall under Clause 2(ii) which says; “the authority may by notice of gazette, extend the application of this Act to any other natural resource.” Those are natural resources which would not have been discovered. However, let us capture right from the beginning all the resources which are being exploited under this Act. We shall add the ones which will be discovered later. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the Bill and hope that when the time for few amendments comes; we will amend the definition of local community and natural resources as it applies. Those areas should be amended so that they cover all the existing ones."
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