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"content": "sectors are doing, analyse and move together in the same speed. They will analyse exactly what is happening at various times. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill also gives provisions for penalties for those sections where a person, for example, gives a false statement. Clause 210 says:- “a person who makes a false Statement or a statement which he has reason to believe is untrue, to the Cabinet Secretary, or to the Authority, committee, agent or an officer acting on behalf of the Authority, as required under this Act, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten million shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or both” That is important because when we have a law that does not have that clear provision for the penalty, people tend sometimes not to adhere to some of the specifications. Madam Temporary Speaker, again, looking at the miscellaneous provisions, I am impressed with the amount of work that has been put to ensure that the components of the local content are well streamlined in this Bill. Clause 206 clearly gives the local content plan that will be submitted to the Authority. It will ensure that qualified and skilled Kenyans are given first consideration and adequate provision is made for training Kenyans. It also says that without limiting the generality of subsection (3), the local content plan shall include the sub-plans on very important bits, such as employment and training. With a burst in terms of exploitation of resources in every county, unemployment will be an issue of the past. The local content component, which has been well incubated in this Bill, will ensure that people will come on board and be given training, insurance services, hospitality and security. All these will be very important areas for training. Last but not least, not only will these provisions be put in place, but the Commission shall enforce monitoring and enforcement of local content in all energy undertakings. It shall oversee, coordinate, manage the development of local content, prepare guidelines, make appropriate recommendations, set minimum requirements, monitoring, audit and enforcement. Madam Temporary Speaker, this has been a grey area in most of the Bills that I have seen where local content is just given by passing, but no clear elaboration and emphasis is made to ensure that that aspect of local content is put in to place. If this Bill is passed to be an Act of Parliament and its provisions are adhered to, we will have an energy sector that is more coordinated, streamlined, refurbished and keen to ensure that the problems in the energy sector are addressed with the Cabinet Secretary (CS) who will be seized of matter. Therefore, with proper implementation of this Bill when it becomes an Act of Parliament, the problems in the energy sector will be a thing of the past. I beg to support."
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