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    "id": 788965,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/788965/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Amin",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13398,
        "legal_name": "Amin Deddy Mohamed Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to give my voice in regard to this very important Bill on petroleum exploration, development and production. This Bill is indeed coming at a point when Kenya is looking for other opportunities to develop its economy. The fact that petroleum and other mineral deposits in the country have not been exploited appropriately in the past... This is coming at a time when we are looking around as a nation to see what potential exists to propel our economy to high heights and to make Kenya a middle-level economy. Oil exploration has not had explicit guidelines and control in the past, particularly in areas that have been explored for this useful product. But one thing that we have learnt in the past is that many nations that have been able to explore petroleum and other mineral products have been in conflict. This product has been a source of conflict. This has been as a result of not looking critically at the laws that govern exploration and having a mechanism of control to thwart any conflict. One thing is quite clear: This Bill is very exhaustive. It looks at all issues so as to seal loopholes that can come about as a result of exploration of the same. Another thing that is worth noting is that oil potential exists in the north and other shores of the seas. One important thing is that, as far as our knowledge is concerned, we are likely to have deposits of oil in the north, particularly Mandera, Garissa, Samburu and Turkana. They are 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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