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    "id": 861092,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Hargura",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 827,
        "legal_name": "Godana Hargura",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, laws should be created to cushion locals from the influx of foreigners, who will come and take over what locals can do in terms of provision of locally available skills, materials, and services. That way, we would have cushioned them and it would be a reason for them to develop, ending up with a positive impact. As I said before, oil exploration has been going on in my county. I know about three of them that have been going on since 1988 or 1989 by Amoco. We then had the Chinese company around Laisamis in 2014. The last one was Tullow which, before it discovered oil in Turkana, it was actually exploring for it in a place called Maikona in North Horr Sub-County. If you look at the way they were dealing with the locals, because there was no framework, it was like they were doing you a favour by giving you that opportunity. I can see that the Bill outlines the responsibilities and the roles of the national Government and county governments. They have to make sure that when these exploiters come knocking, once this law has gone through, it is complied with before they can start doing their exploration. That is the only way to secure the benefits for the locals. This being the only part of the local content in terms of development and transfer of skills, we should make sure that we pass the Natural Resource Benefits Sharing Bill, because it directly affects what accrues from that exploitation to the local community, county and national Government. That way, we will also have another level of direct benefit. Those who can benefit directly through skills, employment and business opportunities will do it, but the general public will benefit through that benefit sharing arrangement. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to support the Bill. I hope that we will pass it so that we can have this law to cushion our people against any exploitation."
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