Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I had begun to move this Bill at the last sitting, and I had gone into it for about five minutes. I would like to pick it up from there. I had just begun to state that this is one of the Bills that really seeks to ensure that we have structures and institutions for benefit sharing. There is a lot of work that has been done in terms of benefit sharing, especially putting in place the communities and how that benefit sharing should be. That benefit view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: 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. view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: 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. view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: sharing might be in the form of royalties, monies that are going to the counties, or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). However, we felt that all these sometime have hitches. An organization can say that they are doing CSR, but there is no way to measure and ensure that a certain amount is going to the communities. I need to say here that there are various organizations that develop natural resources that have done very well in this respect. We, however, also wanted to a have a level of formality an institutionalization so that benefit sharing is very clear. We said ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: sharing might be in the form of royalties, monies that are going to the counties, or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). However, we felt that all these sometime have hitches. An organization can say that they are doing CSR, but there is no way to measure and ensure that a certain amount is going to the communities. I need to say here that there are various organizations that develop natural resources that have done very well in this respect. We, however, also wanted to a have a level of formality an institutionalization so that benefit sharing is very clear. We said ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: 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. view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: 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. view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: sometimes there are repercussions. For example, if it is trees being cut, they will miss out on firewood and their environment will be depleted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the things that are emphasized is a way to establish all these resources and reset the setup. We have to find a way to rehabilitate these specific communities. So, right from the beginning, apart from the national organization which would have done that, we have other organizations and other specific structures. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to touch on the County Benefit Sharing Committee and it membership. It has the ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: sometimes there are repercussions. For example, if it is trees being cut, they will miss out on firewood and their environment will be depleted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the things that are emphasized is a way to establish all these resources and reset the setup. We have to find a way to rehabilitate these specific communities. So, right from the beginning, apart from the national organization which would have done that, we have other organizations and other specific structures. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to touch on the County Benefit Sharing Committee and it membership. It has the ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: 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. view