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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kamau",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 35,
        "legal_name": "Jamleck Irungu Kamau",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 58 of the Bill be amended─ (a) in sub-clause (1) by deleting the words “upon a declaration of commerciality by the contractor, and the submission adoption and approval of the Field Development Plan, submit to Parliament the Field Development Plan for ratification” and substituting therefor the words “within thirty days of receipt of production sharing contract submit to Parliament for ratification all production sharing contracts entered into pursuant to this Act and regulations made under this Act”; (b) in sub-clause (2) ─ (i) by deleting the words “the Field Development Plan” appearing immediately after the words “receipt of” in the opening paragraph and substituting therefor the words “the production sharing contract”; (ii) in paragraph (a) by deleting the words “Field Development Plan” and substituting therefore the words “ production sharing contract”; (iii) in paragraph (b) by deleting the words “Field Development Plan” and substituting therefore the words “production sharing contract”; and, (c) in sub-clause (4) by deleting the words “Field Development Plan” and substituting therefor the words “ production sharing contract”. This is, perhaps, the most controversial clause. It would be very good if Members paid attention to this. This clause seeks to provide that all production sharing contracts be ratified by Parliament, in accordance with Article 71 of the Constitution. The amendment also seeks to delete the words “Field Development Plan” and substitute them with the words “production sharing contract.” The current Bill provides that the field development plans are supposed to come to the House for ratification. There is a difference between the field development plan and the production sharing agreement. The production sharing agreement is the stage where the Ministry gets into an agreement with a contractor. That is where the sharing between the Government and the contractor comes in. That is the point when the production sharing agreement should come to Parliament for ratification. I hope that it is now clear to the Members. That will be the best way to go."
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