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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Linturi",
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to speak on this Petition. I thank Sen. Halake for bringing this Petition at this moment in time. I have a very different idea on how the conservancies should be managed and funded. The most critical thing that I must appreciate is that this Petition gives us an opportunity to interact and to interrogate the manner in which the management of these conservancies relates with the people that live within those surroundings. It is important to say from the onset that as much as we agree that these conservancies are important and they require to be given such support, it is also important to note that most of these conservancies are private enterprises. They are businesses for individuals. As a Committee that will be looking into this matter, we will see what these conservancies do to the people who are supposed to benefit from their existence as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). We will want to know what they exactly do in those areas. There is no doubt that conservancies attract a lot of donor funding. As we look into this matter to see whether we can generate money from the national Government to supplement the revenue they raise out of their existence, we must be in a position to understand how these private businesses can be more accountable in disclosing the amount of revenue they collect and what percentage is shared with the national Government and county governments. We have to know how much revenue they contribute to the Exchequer. In will be important, as a way of encourage them as a Committee, to propose a framework that will allow then to get financial support without having to tax the national Government and county governments in terms of direct funding. I would want a situation The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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