Godana Hargura

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• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: The Bill talks of exploitation of gas, oil and petroleum resources. I do not know whether it is possible, at this stage, but I would have liked that scope to be widened. Of late, other resources are being exploited and which require skills transfer. For example, we have wind and solar energy, which are abundant in parts of the county which we represent; and for which we require specific skills to run the equipment. There should be skills transfer and the operation of those stations, turbines and solar plants should be done by locals. However, that will require inclusion of ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Instead of having a series of legislation addressing different resources, if this could be amended to include all the extractive industries and for the exploitation of all the natural resources, it would make it neater. We should have legislation that would cover all the available spectrum of natural resources. Other than that, the Bill is applicable to all the natural resources. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we know that we have other Bills in this House, for instance the Natural Resources Benefits Sharing Bill 2014, which goes directly to addressing what accrues from the exploitation of that resource. However, this Bill should not be confused with that one, as it is only on the side of transfer of the available 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
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: opportunities during the establishment of that extractive industry because we will have employment of youth and skills transfer. When they are doing that, these extractive industries should also provide some scholarships so that the youth from those areas are trained. That way, they can learn the necessary skills so that, with time, there will be a transfer, not only of skills, but also of management of the systems. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: As Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko has said, when you define a local company as one registered in Kenya, that also disadvantages locals. This is because Kenyans are not at the same level in terms of development, skills and business. If a resource like oil is found, for instance in Turkana, then it should be biased towards companies from that region so that the people from that region can also get opportunities. For example, an oil exploration company will be required to hire local labor and also hire vehicles from the locals instead of buying their own. The locals will also be supplying ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, laws should be created to cushion locals from the influx of foreigners, who will come and take over what locals can do in terms of provision of locally available skills, materials, and services. That way, we would have cushioned them and it would be a reason for them to develop, ending up with a positive impact. As I said before, oil exploration has been going on in my county. I know about three of them that have been going on since 1988 or 1989 by Amoco. We then had the Chinese company around Laisamis in 2014. ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to second The Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 24 of 2018). As the Mover has said clearly, lawmaking is the responsibility of Parliament, which is, the Senate and the National Assembly. When we make laws, we should do it together. A Bill may originate in any House, but if it concerns counties, the law says that it has to be considered by the two Houses. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: More often than not, we do not go legislating very minute and specific details. We normally say that the CS or the relevant authority will make the necessary regulations. That is already part of that Bill which has gone through this House. Once it has gone through this House, it is only proper that when that authority – which has been given the regulation-making function in a particular Act, once it has been assented to, is making regulations, it has to submit them back to the two Houses. This is because the devil is in the details. We may legislate ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will give a case in point. In 2016, we passed The Community Land Act, where we said very clearly that the CS for Lands is supposed to make regulations. I looked for those regulations and was surprised that they actually went through the National Assembly in March this year. Those regulations will govern the implementation of the Community Land Act, which clearly affects counties. However, the Senate did not have an input on how that Act will be implemented. In my case, I have a very serious issue when it comes to community land. Our ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, knowing how communities who occupy community lands operate, the main issue is to demarcate that land between the communities. This is because we find communities fighting each other because of the boundaries. Where does their land start and end? That question needs to be answered before any registration or demarcation of community land is done. This needs to be captured in the regulations. 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