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    "id": 890620,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen.(Rev.) Waqo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "Clause 5(g) suggests that the same Commission shall- “Determine appeals arising out of conflicts regarding the preparation and implementation of benefit sharing agreements.” That has been my main concern. When I saw that the Bill takes care of that, I said that it will benefit all the stakeholders. Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 5(h) says that the CRA shall- “Advise the national Government on policy and the enactment of legislation relating to benefit sharing in resource exploitation.” That is the same thing I was referring to, because many have been exploited in the past, yet when we sometimes talk of issues such as wind, my county suffers from that. Two weeks ago, some schools and houses were blown away by the wind and people have suffered. When this happens, nobody remembers them; but when it comes to benefit sharing and taking advantage of what is happening, then others do it very well. Madam Temporary Speaker, the other responsibility of the CRA in Clause 5(j) is to- “Ensure the proper and timely payment of funds to counties and local communities as provided under this Act.” The word “timely” is also another thing that has made me to support the Bill. This is because sometimes when we have the resources and the benefits that need to be shared, the saying, “Justice delayed is justice denied” applies. Most of the time, people suffer and others take time so that they will, at the end of the day, run away with whatever they get. Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 8(1)(a), says that- “Revenue collected under this Act shall be shared as follows- (a) Twenty per cent of the revenue collected shall, subject to subsection (2), be paid into a sovereign wealth fund established by the national Government; and, (b) Eighty per cent of the revenue collected shall, subject to subsection (3), be shared between the national Government and the respective county governments in the ratio of sixty per cent to the national Government and forty per cent to the county government.” Whatever I saw under that clause is of great benefit. It is clear that nobody will suffer and everybody will be taken care of."
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