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    "content": "deeds possessed by the locals. How then can someone claim to have a title deed for that particular region? It is therefore essential that we rein them in on some of these things. As I climbed the hills of Mtelo, I found somebody who has been camping there with a bulldozer because it is claimed that there is a lot of gold underneath some parts of the Hill. That fellow has bought motorbikes for our people in a bid to bribe them. When you look into the matter closely, you discover that the governor’s signature as well as that of some people in Nairobi was used by that person. Looking at this Bill, it shows that we are not conscious of what we have. When a leader comes out to stop some of the extractions that are ongoing, it is easy for them to receive death threats. Ken Saro Wiwa was killed in Nigeria for standing up for the rights of the local people. My county neighbours in Turkana County, I read in the social media today that the governor of my county has been meeting officials of Tullow Oil Company so that they can come and do exploration in our county. The Senator has been ignored and the Members of National Assembly are not involved. One person is seated in an office discussing resources that belong to the community. That should not be allowed as we introduce this law. Turkana is peculiar in a way. When they discover that you are interfering with their way of life and they know that you will benefit, they migrate and stay next to you. The Tullow Oil Company is forced to give them free breakfast, lunch and dinner that feeds many manyattas. Tullow Oil Company has realized that they have interfered with people’s lives. That is the kind of keenness that we would like our people to have as we discuss this Bill. I am aware that we are talking about wildlife. The other day in Tiaty Constituency, Baringo County, some fellows acquired land so that they can put up hotels without consulting the local community. They signed contracts with some people in Nairobi without involving the people on the ground. Those are some of the things that bring problems if they are not checked. Madam Temporary Speaker, we, as a nation, we have a lot of resources in every county. I am told that there are prospects for oil mining by Tullow Oil Company in Kisumu County. Has the local leadership; current and past, been consulted? Will we end up with a situation similar to the one we had in Kwale County where one person was going to benefit Kshs1.5 trillion from minerals when other people knew nothing about it. That means that the relevant Ministry has not come out clearly to tell us what we possess. Why is it not possible for us to inform the people in order for them to know the price to assign their land? Recently, the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) was moving power from Turkwel that is to be supplied all over the country. They paid very cheaply for land in some areas where my people reside between Marich Pass, Orwa, Sarmach and Kainuk in Turkana. Their reason was that those people do not have title deeds and do not know the meaning of land because they migrate with their animals. Some of the places that the power lines pass have prospects of oil and the precious minerals. Those people should have been paid appropriately for the land that they have given KETRACO. It is important to know what we have so that the people who reside in those areas are aware. 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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