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    "id": 890560,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 10 states that- “Each county shall have a natural resources to which this Act applies shall establish a County Benefit Sharing Committee. (2) A County Benefit Sharing Committee shall consist of – (a) the county executive committee member responsible for finance; (b) the chairperson of the Committee of the respective county assembly responsible for matters relating to natural resources; and, (c) five persons elected by the local community where the resource is found representing the diversity of the local community.” Madam Temporary Speaker, I suggest that we amend Section 53 of the County Government Act so that we include village councils. The intention of the Bill is to get people in the lower levels to participate in administrative duties. This is provided for in the law. I wish we could have a person from the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining to become advisors. This is because some of these things are complex. For example, some investors can mislead and confuse the populous or the local mwananchi by talking about geology or geospatial engineering. Therefore, it is important to have a person from the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining. Clause 11(a) states that- “The functions of each County Benefit Sharing Committee shall be to- (a) negotiate the terms of a benefit sharing agreement with an affected entity on behalf of the county governments.” This is very important so that if a natural resource is found, for example, in Kithimani, the registration, mining permit or licence cannot be gotten before consulting the owner of the land. However, now that we have this Bill, it will ensure that we have proper negotiations in a fair way. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a straight forward Bill. I also know that my colleagues will want to mention one or two things about it. Therefore, in the interest of time, I call upon them to expeditiously move this Bill so that our communities can benefit from it. I am passionate about natural resources. Therefore, everyone should be granted justice. Let us ensure that we pass this Bill for justice and fairness so that our people can get revenue in the various counties in the Republic. Madam Temporary Speaker, I second."
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