26 Mar 2019 in Senate:
There are two committees; the local and the county committee. In such a situation, it means that there will be dialogue and that means there will be public participation. The locals will be told: “This is the mineral that was found here, yes, and these are the proceeds from the minerals.” So, the locals will be aware and they will not have any issues. When locals are not aware of what is happening, that is when they have
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26 Mar 2019 in Senate:
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26 Mar 2019 in Senate:
issues. That is when people will go to the roads to protest and the media and there will be an outcry.
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26 Mar 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, according to this Bill, there will be no outcry because there is a win-win situation. When it comes to the royalties, the Government takes 70 per cent, county government 20 per cent and the local community 10 per cent. This is a very good proposition. However, I also suggest to Sen. (Dr.) Zani that even if this Bill goes through, there is need to find mechanisms of ensuring how the 10 per cent that the locals will get will be distributed. Will it be at family or community level? This is a well thought out idea but ...
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26 Mar 2019 in Senate:
I support this Bill as it has what it takes to save this nation and ensure that our citizens and locals are not exploited. It should not be a situation of the exploiters and the exploited. We do not want our people in counties to be the exploited. We want them to be the benefactors and the beneficiaries of whatever minerals or resources that come from their counties.
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14 Mar 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to support you in welcoming the students from Bokoli School. This is a neighbouring County, and I am really proud that the students have come all the way from Bungoma to see what happens in the House. It is an act that I would encourage and congratulate the teachers who have accompanied the students.
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14 Mar 2019 in Senate:
I want to say clearly, on the Floor of this House, that it is in the formative years that we can impart the right attitude and skills to our students. These students and their teachers have done a very good job because, the skills that they are going to acquire here, they are going to use them not now but later on. I am seeing in the House, future leaders, future legislators and future ambassadors. 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, ...
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14 Mar 2019 in Senate:
It is a noble thing that these students have done. We must encourage students to continually come to the House and listen to the debates that we make in this House. They will realize that the debates we make in this House are not about ourselves but for the nation and the citizens of this nation. We want to come up with debates and policies that are going to help in legislation and laws that will help this nation.
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14 Mar 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, sir, I support you in welcoming the students who have come to be with us in the House. Thank you.
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