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    "id": 592972,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kiptanui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 52,
        "legal_name": "Jackson Kiplagat Kiptanui",
        "slug": "jackson-kiptanui"
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    "content": "In line with that, issues to do with regional balance need to be taken care of as well. If you go on with this proposal, out of the eight members who have been proposed, five are from one region. Therefore, even as we pass this draft, we must ensure that this Bill takes care of our women, people living with disabilities, and issues to do with regional balance. Clause 17 of the Bill, in the formation of board of directors of the authority, has proposed that the chairman of that board must have a degree in Engineering, Physical Science, Law, Finance, and Economics and Energy. We are leaving out quite a number of other learned Kenyans who have done other courses. We are proposing introduction of a section that if you do not have the above degree, you can have any other relevant degree so long as you have experience in the field of petroleum. With regard to Clause 18 of the Bill, there is a very good proposal on the terms of office for the chairperson and members of the board. It is proposing that the chairperson will serve for four years. He will be eligible for reappointment for another term. For the board members, they will serve for three years. There is a very good proposal which we should borrow and carry over to other Bills and boards; the members of this board shall be appointed at different times, so that their expiry of their terms of office shall fall at different times. This will solve the challenge of continuity and succession. There is a good proposal to stagger their appointment, so that they do not leave at the same time. As I finalise, Clause 85 proposes how petroleum revenue will be shared between the national Government, the county government and the local community. This formula will be applied when it comes to the Mining Bill, the Petroleum Bill, the Energy Bill, and any other Bill which will touch on communities. The proposal is very good. If Turkana, where we have discovered oil, they are getting Kshs10 billion per year from the Government under the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) formula, there is an interesting proposal that - “Provided that the amount allocated in accordance to this sub-section shall not exceed twice the amount allocated to the county government”. This means that now that we have oil in Turkana, if we are giving them Kshs10 billion from Treasury and oil has been discovered, you will be required to give Turkana another Kshs20 billion. Therefore, Turkana will be getting Kshs30 billion per year. We need to relook at this. This is because one county could be benefiting from a natural resource yet there is a neighbouring which county is not benefiting. When you give one county three times the amount they receive from the national Government, it might not be very fair. We need to relook at that. Finally, I would like to thank you. I beg to second."
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