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    "id": 788950,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Peters Owino",
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    "content": "Thank you very much Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. There is a lot of work which has gone into this Bill. I really congratulate the committees that have been involved since the 11th Parliament to date. I just want to comment on Part III, which is on rights and obligations, especially Clause 10; joint liabilities and indemnities. There are some statements there which will, in my opinion, give contractors a leeway. For example, on environment, it is written that the contractor will not cause as little damage as possible. That creates a huge loophole, especially knowing what contractors and companies who do this business are. The same word is used in the next clause. This should have standards. All this should point to some standards that we shall have set to guide the contractors. I wish to also talk about Clause 12, which is still under Part III on rights and obligations. There was an accident in upstream exploration of oil in Florida. Accidents occur and when they do, they can be massive. There was a massive spillage of oil around the coast which interfered with marine life and the production of income generating activities, especially in the tourism industry which Florida enjoys. This took months because it was not clear how compensation can be done on both the city of Florida and the people who earn their livelihood along the coast, particularly the fishermen and the marine players. This can also happen to our coastal region especially the upstream exploration of oil."
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