{"id":840498,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/840498/?format=json","text_counter":361,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Eng) Maina","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":75,"legal_name":"Ephraim Mwangi Maina","slug":"ephraim-maina"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to Second this Bill. I also rise to outline the origin and importance of this Bill. This Bill comes at a time when Kenya was supposed to be joining the oil league of nations. It has also been regarded with utmost importance by all the Members in the Committee. I am glad to say that the Senator for Turkana, where the first oil reserve was discovered, is a Member of this Committee; and he carries the approval of this Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of oil is not just an issue of extraction; it also entails many other activities before you come to what people see as the end result – the dollar. This Bill starts with looking at streamlining the operations upstream at the 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."}