“Gideon Moi wants titles for locals before exploration”
Days after oil traces were discovered in Kerio Valley, Senator Gideon Moi is asking the Government to issue title deeds to residents. The senator said the locals must be given the titles before exploration in the region starts. British oil exploration firm, Tullow Oil, announced a discovery of oil traces that it said pointed to significant oil deposits in northern Kenya's Kerio Valley Basin.
Gideon who is also the Senate Energy Committee chairman said the discovery would forever change the development of the region and the lives of the people. "I asked for unity of purpose among the communities found along the valley. The Government has the mandate to ensure land owners are issued with ownership documents to avoid wrangles witnessed in the past," he said…About two years ago, the planned exploration ran into headwinds after residents of Baringo threatened to block the project, claiming they had not been involved in negotiations.
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