Dr. Naomi Shaban

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2015) be now read a Second Time. This is a Bill of great importance given all the activity in the oil and gas sector in Kenya over the past decade. Oil and gas discoveries continue to be made and the prospects for the sector are very bright. It is for this reason that we must, as a nation, update the legal framework. It is for this reason that the Government brings to the Floor of this august House ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Part IV deals with upstream petroleum rights and management of petroleum resources. This Part vests all petroleum existing in its natural condition in the national Government, which will hold it in trust for the people of Kenya. It further provides for the constitution of blocks, upstream petroleum licensing, exploration development and production of petroleum and succession of upstream petroleum operations. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Part V deals with information and reporting. The Part provides for the reporting requirements for the contractor and information that may be required by the CS. The Part provides the offences relating to refusal to provide information and provision of false information to the CS, or the Authority. It should be noted that such an industry, which usually The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: would bring in quite a lot of money, attracts quite a number of people who are bound to be giving false information. Part V will deal with issues of people furnishing the Authority with the right information. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Part VI deals with the very important question of the local content, which has been defined to mean the added value brought to the Kenyan economy from petroleum-related activities through systematic development of national capacity, capabilities and investment in developing and procuring locally available workforce, services and supplies for the sharing of accruing benefits. The part authorises the Authority to monitor and enforce local content requirements in upstream petroleum operations. The part further provides for the training of Kenyans and the formulation of local content regulation in upstream petroleum operations. It should be noted that this being a new field, ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Part VII deals with payments and revenues. The part obligates all contractors to pay all the relevant fees and levies as may be prescribed in the petroleum agreement and any other relevant legislation. The part further provides for sharing of petroleum revenues and the establishment of a Sovereign Wealth Fund to provide endowments to support development for the benefit of future generations and to enhance the development of Kenya’s infrastructure, amongst other purposes. This is in keeping with the spirit of Article 89 of the Constitution on the equitable sharing of benefits from our natural resources. As people are busy ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Part VIII deals with the environment, health and safety in upstream petroleum operations. The part requires all contractors to comply with all environmental, health safety and maritime laws in upstream petroleum operations. The part prohibits the venting and the flaring of oil and natural gas except with the authorisation of the Authority and the national Government agency responsible for environment during production and testing for emergency reasons. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: This part also establishes a disaster preparedness, prevention and management unit under the Ministry to coordinate response to accidents, disasters and other emergencies with relevant Ministries and agencies. In addition, it provides for establishment of a trustee fund and board of directors by relevant county governments in consultations with the local community for purposes of management and accountability of the share of petroleum revenues earmarked for the local community. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Part IX deals with the use of land in upstream petroleum operations while Part X deals with miscellaneous provisions. This part provides for dispute resolution mechanisms, provisions in transparency and accountability and offences under the Act. The part further provides for the rights of the communities in petroleum resource areas and regulations in upstream petroleum operations. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Part XI deals with the repeal of the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act and the savings and transitional provisions that follow as a consequence of the repeal of the law, that is the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act. view