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    "id": 840480,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/840480/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
        "slug": "kipchumba-murkomen"
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    "content": "Part III of the Bill deals with a very important concept about licensing and reviewing of licenses. It is important to understand that the Cabinet Secretary (CS) has been given certain responsibility, but not to perform as an individual. The law makes it clear that there must be an establishment of a National Upstream Petroleum Advisory Committee. The responsibly of that committee is to advise the CS on how to deal with negotiations on petroleum agreements. Again, this is an area that Kenyans must insist on transparency, because it is possible for some people to mortgage the country by giving exploration certificates and licences, shrouded in mystery, to certain individuals. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since exploitation is going on in Elgeyo-Marakwet and Turkana counties, we challenge the national Government, through the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, to make public all the exploration agreements without exception. This is because these resources are not owned by a Ministry or office of the national Government, but by the people of Kenya. They are given by God for the benefit of the people of Kenya. In the interest of transparency and accountability, these agreements must be made public. That is why this law, unlike the existing one, makes it clear that all the agreements related to upstream petroleum operations and matters related to policy, must be subjected to an advisory committee that deals with those issues related to licences. This advisory committee also assists the CS in developing criteria for negotiation of the petroleum agreements."
}