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    "id": 661868,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Obure",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 118,
        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to take this early opportunity to congratulate the Senate Leader of Majority, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, for being very explicit in moving this Bill. This is an important Bill which we shall be enacting in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. It is a requirement of the Constitution that this Bill is enacted and is one of the Bills which have constitutional timelines. The objective of this Bill is largely to protect our national resources and to ensure that those resources are exploited properly and the benefits are enjoyed by Kenyans themselves. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have complained for a very long time about how our natural resources have been exploited by foreigners. This has been due to the absence of the law that stipulated how the resources would be exploited and how the benefits would be shared. In the past and in many circumstances, Kenyans have not benefited from the natural mineral resources that exist within our borders. You will find that some of them are important mineral resources, for example, oil and gas. We have known cases where large tracts of land are given to privileged individuals and other institutions. No justification is given as to why those tracts of land have been allocated to them. This Bill, if enacted into law, will address all these shortcomings. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if somebody wishes to extract underground water within a protected area, they would not be able to do so without following the procedure and the requirements of this Bill which we hope will be enacted into law. In the past, excision or change of boundaries of the gazetted public forests has been done arbitrarily. You will find that a gazetted forest has been degazetted so that that piece of land can be allocated to individuals, sometimes for uses which are not very clear. If this law 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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