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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mariru",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Kariuki Mariru",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. This is an extremely important Bill that we are considering here today. It is important because of the new realities in our country especially the discovery of oil in some parts of this country. There are many stories and many issues that you hear in Africa and elsewhere about the discovery of oil, and the possibility of the discovery of oil being a curse to a country. We have examples across Africa where oil has been discovered but that has meant community instability. Clearly, Kenya is taking a different path especially reading through this Bill. Clearly, there is a commitment that we want to take a path to stability after the discovering of oil. It will be important even for this Committee at some point – and indeed the Members– to consider looking through the experience in Norway. I read through and learnt that even some of the developed countries that have discovered oil have tended to borrow a lot from what is happening in Norway. One of the lessons that come The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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