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"content": "energy, which is a stable source of energy. The second area in that line is wind energy, which I support because we need electricity for us to develop this country. However, the information we have in the media is that some sectors of this green energy have been having problems, for example, Kinangop Wind Power, which has been facing resistance from the community. We also have the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project in my county. There is need to engage the communities when it comes to these new sources of energy because, for example, wind covers vast areas of land to generate some substantial amount of power from it. More often than not, these lands are located in marginalised areas where you have vast lands with very small population densities. However, what we are experiencing is a situation where we are just concentrating on energy, overlooking the rights of the people who occupy those lands. For us to generate this green energy and improve our power production, we have to, first, address the rights of the people and the communities which own those lands. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have come across literature that says that those communities have the right to use that land. However, they do not have the legal right to that land and cannot be compensated for anything. That is a very dangerous way to go. That is violating rights of individuals and communities. We have to do this thing in such a way that we carry the communities along. We should compensate them for the loss of usage of land and include them in benefit sharing. I commend the Senate for coming up with the National Resource Benefit Sharing Bill which we need to conclude so that we have a framework in which these communities can benefit from sources of energy. They should benefit from the land and wind that is being used. At the end of the day, the power generated will also benefit them. The other issue is about the annuity programme for infrastructure development. We have been told that for the next five years, the Government will do 10,000 kilometres of tarmac which translates to 2,000 kilometres per year. However, since last year when this programme started, only 700 kilometres have been realised and have solicited interests from potential developers. Therefore, this annuity programme may not be on course. The Government needs to check that. We should not hype a noble idea like this when it is not moving into the right direction. Under devolution, the President also talked about counties which are being used to exclude others, divide and manipulate people. He also cited some counties like Narok, Embu, Mandera, Marsabit and Tana River. I represent Marsabit County. Marsabit County had issues in 2013. We have sorted out our issues and are now moving on. The issue is appearing here and it jogged my memory to a point where during that year the Government went as far as saying that they would dissolve the county. Therefore, bringing this issue again may not be in good faith. We are doing as much as we can. There is inclusivity in terms of employment at the Executive, County Public Service Board and at the Assembly level. This can be demonstrated on the ground. We expect, when it comes to financial management, for the county to be fair. However, the Government should bear the higher burden of making sure that the institutions that are supposed to check that are on the ground. For instance, the Auditor- General should have an office on the ground so that there is real time audit of what is 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."
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