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    "speaker_name": "Kajiado South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Katoo ole Metito",
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        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
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    "content": "a rotational basis between the counties every two years. This Board will oversee the operation of the Space Centre and the welfare of its staff. Article 7 is about the management of the Space Centre whereby the CEO of the Centre is appointed by the Italian Government through its Space Agency. The CEO will be in-charge of the day to day management of the Centre and convening of the Board meetings. Some of the improvement of the old agreement is that in this case we will have a Deputy CEO unlike before who will be appointed by the Government of Kenya to deputise the CEO in all aspects expect when it comes to making financial commitments for the centre. Both Italian Government and Kenyan Government may second professional staff to the Centre in consultation with the Board in agreed capacities and non-professional staffs are to be recruited from among the qualified Kenyans. Article 8 of the Agreement sets the prerogatives and obligations of the Italian Government. They are very many. I will just mention a few of them. One is the improvement of the new agreement which we are debating. The commitments which are now improved from the old one are: 1. They will pay the Kenyan Government USD250, 000 annually for the use of the land used by the Centre subject to an increment of the sum of USD50,000 every five years. 2. They will pay compensation for any additional land acquired. 3. Remit to the Government of Kenya 50 per cent of the profits of contracts with third parties for the commercial services provided by the Centre with the exception of co-operation agreements in which there is no exchange of funds. 4. The Italian Government will collect and remit to the Government of Kenya an annual authorisation fee of USD50, 000 from each third party for the use of the Centre, which is to be reviewed every five years during the period of the agreement. Other commitments include promoting development projects in the community of Ngomeni, catering for operating cost of the day to day functioning of the Centre and its space activities and programmes as approved. Article 9 sets out the prerogatives and the obligations of the Government of Kenya. They are also many, but I will just mention a few because they are in the Report that we tabled and also in the Agreement: 1. The Kenyan Government commits to receive and consider, within a reasonable time, programmes submitted by the joint committee and where accepted, grant the necessary authorisation for the programme to start. 2. The Kenya Government also commits, in consultation with the Italian Government, to identify its training needs and personnel to undergo the training. 3. To undertake all the necessary measures to ensure the effective functioning of the centre. In consultation with the Italian Government, the Kenyan Government will identify development projects to be realised within Malindi where the Centre is based. The Kenyan Government will do it through the normal channels, for example, by using the Coast Development Authority, which is one of the national Government agencies for implementing development projects which will be very key to the development of this area through this Space Centre. It will also take all measures to facilitate entry, stay and exit from Kenya for the personnel of the Italian Government employed in Kenya for purposes related to the objects of this Agreement. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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