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    "id": 617742,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/617742/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kihagi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Karanja Kihagi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to support this Bill. Being my first speech in this Session, I would wish you, Hon. Speaker and my colleagues, a prosperous 2016 and a very busy one for that matter. The enactment of this Bill will definitely empower the people’s representative; that is Parliament, especially the National Assembly and the Senate, to oversee the utilisation of resources for the benefit of the people of this country. We say that: “Resources are not, they become”. Unless we, the people’s representative are more involved in the ratification of some of these arrangements or agreements that are supposed to exploit the resources of this country, we will not have done justice to our people. In the last few years, our country has seen heighted activities in the identification of resources. Geothermal energy is being exploited at an increased rate in the Rift Valley. Unless and until we are involved in ensuring that the licenses are given to the right companies and that those companies follow the right procedures in exploitation, we will definitely have more chaos in future. As we speak, I am saddened by the fact that violence has erupted in Maela area of Olkaria, Naivasha due to the exploitation and the manner in which companies have been given the licenses to exploit geothermal energy. 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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