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    "content": "Looking at the response, in Kenya we sometimes want to make something look like a miracle and complicate a straightforward thing. Right from the onset you heard the people who initially spoke from Murang’a including the Senator ascertaining that there are certain key benefits that should have been put into consideration and thought through before the implementation of this project. These were facts and after that, we even heard Members of the County Assembly talking about very serious issues that had not been done, for example, the environmental impact assessment report. There is an order in the way it should be done. It should be public, focused on people, discussed by people and agreed on. That was not effectively done. Already the project created a situation where its application affects people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have to remember that there are implications not just for the people of Murang’a. The effects of this project extend to areas like Tana River and Kitui. When people react to a situation by saying that it is not the right way to approach things, we need to get into discourse and agree on such issues. Sen. (Prof.) Anyang-Nyong'o mentioned the idea of sharing resources which has been a key debate that we have had in this Senate including the Benefit Sharing Bill that came to this Senate and is now at the National Assembly, that some benefits accrue to the national community and at the county where the resource originates. I remember at that time when Sen. Kembi-Gitura made his contributions, he actually asserted that it is very important that this resource benefits the people of Murang’a. Such an arrangement has not been put into place. The sudden coalescing, saying that this is okay defeats the whole purpose. This discourse needs to be opened in order to listen to more voices of Murang’a County from the common mwananchi. This is because it is an issue for the common mwananchi where others at various levels are going to benefit in terms of mandatory resources, but when it comes to mwananchi, he or she presents a situation of viability and vulnerability. The consultation that should have taken place within the various relevant bodies did not take place. The approvals that were meant to be made, for example, from the water management authority, were not made. There is, therefore, no doubt at all about the secrecy in the way this project has been implemented. Unfortunately, it has ended up causing political divisions and arguments. Whichever position you belong to, it is the people who finally suffer. This must stop."
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