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    "id": 861076,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
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    "content": "Therefore, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will propose to my brother, Sen. Moi, to look at the definition of local companies and content so as to tighten it. whereas we are all Kenyans and we are entitled to equal opportunities when we are talking about local content, we should also make it more local, so that other parts of Kenya that are doing better than others do not ride on this framework to continue creating economic disparity among Kenyans. This is something that if it is not addressed, explosive relationships between the people who live in counties will continue. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, just a couple of months ago, we discovered that the people of Turkana County were blocking the movement of crude oil from that place to where it was supposed to go to. You will see similar incidents happening elsewhere; and we have seen them in places like Baringo County, where perennial conflicts between the people who are trying to get geothermal power and the locals exist. We have seen such conflicts when transmission lines in the energy sector are being built across Maasai land without taking into consideration wealth distribution or the rights and interests of the Maasai people. It is, therefore, important to tighten this Bill and ensure that there is something local about the content that is left for the people. Otherwise, Kenyans and generally the world over, people are not equal. We know that there are Kenyan communities and counties that are vulnerable, and that they can be exploited easily. Besides protecting the national interests, the Senate should also go further down and protect the interests of our counties. We should also ensure that people within the counties, where we come from, are protected and are not exploited by other people who come from counties that may have acquired technology before them. That is an area that the mover of the Bill should look at and make certain adjustments so that our people do not suffer the exploitation under the guise of local content by local exploiters. We should not shut our eyes or ears from the fact that there The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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