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    "id": 813752,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Petition. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have been having challenges concerning CSR. I agree with Sen. Wetangula that this is not, in any way, trying to ensure that only one particular tribe is employed in that area. I know that all of us, as Senators, come from areas which harbor multinational companies. The biggest beef they have been having with the locals is about employment. Looking at what is happening in Turkana County over the issue of oil and many other things, it is because there has been no agreement or engagement with the multinational companies. In this case, it is the flower farms in Kajiado County. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are looking forward to the Petition being dealt with. I presume that it will come to the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, where I sit. We must agree that we can use this as a yardstick so that in future, we can come up with the appropriate laws. Therefore, even before allowing some of these companies to set up shop in our localities, there should be a community agreement. For example, in the mining rules, there is a Community Mining Development Agreement (CMDA), where they agree on the percentage in terms of the CSR and employment opportunities. This is fair because it ensures that the spirit of Article 10 of the Constitution on equality, equity and in achieving social justice in this country is upheld. We hope and believe that the people who live within that locality, ward or county should be given an equal opportunity. This should not be based on their tribe or where they come from, but because they come from that specific place. It is not only about the Maasai Nation, but the more than 42 million Kenyans in this country. I beg to support."
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