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    "id": 788893,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.40 of 2017) be read a Second Time. The Petroleum Bill, 2017 is a constitutional Bill that was required to have been passed by the 11th Parliament. This Bill had a five-year constitutional timeline as provided for in the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution to implement provisions of the Constitution relating to the use of natural resources. It was first introduced in the House in August 2015 when it was read the First Time. We concluded it and it was passed to the Senate which concluded it. It was forwarded to the President for assent, but he referred it back to the National Assembly with a reservation on a few clauses in the Bill in accordance with the powers given to the President under Article 115 of the Constitution. The National Assembly considered the President’s reservations and passed this Bill on 23rd November 2016 and it was thereafter forwarded to the Senate for concurrence. The Bill, however, lapsed in the Senate following the end of the 11th Parliament. This Bill, therefore, is being reintroduced in the House to ensure the implementation of the Constitution as required in the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution. As it is now, this Bill carries all the amendments of both Houses of the 11th Parliament plus reservations of the President in line with Article 115 of the Constitution. From the outset, I want to thank the Chair, Hon Gikaria, his Vice-Chair, Hon. Pukose, and the entire membership for making sure that they have complied with the provisions of the Standing Orders and have tabled their Report this afternoon, which Members will use to debate and understand the views of the stakeholders which are captured in that Report. This Bill has a total of 120 clauses and is divided into 11 parts. It objectively seeks to provide a framework for contracting, exploration and development of petroleum, together with the production of petroleum discovered within the licensed petroleum exploration blocks. Our country is now geared to make sure that we use, for the benefit of our people, the various natural resources found within our borders. That is why His Excellency the President, had the wisdom to form a separate Ministry of Mining and Petroleum under the able leadership of former colleague, former Minister in the 10th Parliament and Senator for Turkana, the CS for the new Ministry. This Bill proposes to repeal the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act (Cap. 308 of the Laws of Kenya). So, you will find transitional clauses in this Bill. The moment this Bill is assented to law, Chapter 308 of the Laws of Kenya dealing with the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act will become redundant."
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