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    "id": 595315,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, you must have heard of the cancer issue that was raised in Marsabit County. There are companies that come to this country purporting to undertake oil exploration activities but when they get to the ground, they dump toxic materials. They get paid by multinational corporations to dump toxic materials in northern Kenya. Investigations should be carried out in Wajir, Garissa and Marsabit counties to establish why an oil company dug big holes, dumped some toxic materials and sealed those holes. Many years later, water and food in those areas got contaminated and there are traces of cancer. This law will protect the citizens and create a governance structure. It will commit oil companies to carry out their activities responsibly. Clauses 10 and 11 give powers to the Cabinet Secretary to deal with contractors who fail to perform or comply with directions as provided by the law. Five years ago, a Canadian firm went to my county, in Hon. Shidiye’s Constituency. We were told that they had been chased away from Rwanda and now, they have been chased away from Kenya. I am told that they want to sue the Government of Kenya. With the enactment of this law, the Cabinet Secretary will have the responsibility of dealing with matters of contractors who fail to perform the duties they are assigned. The Bill provides for the establishment of the National Upstream Petroleum Advisory Committee. It will create regulatory authority. The functions and powers of the board and their terms of office are provided for in Clauses 15 to 18. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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