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    "id": 788895,
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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": "Part III deals with petroleum institutions. The part deals with powers and functions of the CS responsible for matters relating to petroleum. The National Upstream Petroleum Advisory Committee will be formed under that Part III. The function of that advisory committee is to advise the CS on upstream petroleum operations and production. The CS will be advised by that Committee. Under Part III there is the Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority whose function shall be to regulate, monitor, and supervise upstream petroleum operations in Kenya. So, we will have an authority that will deal with regulating, monitoring and supervising upstream petroleum operations. Part IV of the Bill deals with upstream petroleum rights and the management of petroleum resources. The rights of the various stakeholders are dealt with in Part IV of the Bill. This part vests all petroleum existing in its natural conditions on the national Government in trust for the people of Kenya. Hon. Speaker, we need to be very clear. Having 47 county governments does not mean that we forfeit our rights of the one nation called Kenya. These are 47 homesteads in one big homestead called Kenya. So, if you have gas and another county has coal, we all belong to one country and that trust is with the national Government otherwise there will be war worse than the Biafra war of Nigeria in the 1960s. That is why the resource sharing formula should not excite Members. In the 2010 Constitution, we came out in large numbers and voted for it because of devolution. Today, some parts of this country receive more than Kshs10 billion annually. Garissa County receives Kshs8 billion. Wajir County receives Kshs 10 billion, Mandera County receives Kshs 11billion. Combined, the three counties in the north receive around 30 billion. However, they still say they are marginalised. Marginalised for what? You have been given resources for water and other needs. Hon. Speaker, those of us who voted in the 10th Parliament for devolution, corruption has been devolved and we do not see… The NG-CDF is the only one that is functioning. Hon. Speaker, we should not look at this Bill from the county or village perspective. We can give you a certain percentage resource allocation until you will find that what the community receives is higher than what is allocated to that county. How will you manage that? How will the community manage Kshs15 billion annually from that resource? So, let us look in the lenses of a Kenyan. In Part IV, there is a section that states: “All Petroleum existing in its natural condition in strata lying within Kenya… vested in the National Government in trust for the people of Kenya.” The people of Kisumu are the same as the people of Garissa and Machakos. Let us not divide our people just because you found some little gas, a few goldmines in Homa Bay and you feel you want to have your own chiefdom in some corner. I want us to look at this Bill with very sober minds. We took money to counties but today we are poorer than before. I am sure I am not very popular with governors. I do not want to be a governor but we need to say the truth. Part V of the Bill deals with information and reporting. This part provides for the reporting requirements of the contractor and information that may be required by the CS. People are given blocks and they do not report back. They have a licence for 15 years. Hon. Speaker, Hon. Kamket is a bit excited because with some other leaders, they went and paid a visit to the former President Mzee Moi. Congratulations but that should not excite you. We visit former presidents but you took the handshake a bit further which is good."
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