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    "id": 1012454,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1012454/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mathioya, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kimaru",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Kimari Kihara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Shinali requested a statement regarding Lihanda Corridor gold exploration. The Member for Ikolomani, Hon. Bernard Shinali, sought for a Statement on the Lihanda Corridor gold exploration, pursuant to Standing Order No. 44(2) (c). He specifically raised the following concerns in his request. (i) The estimated value and quantity of gold deposits in the Lihanda Gold Corridor that Acacia Exploration Kenya Limited identified and the mining methods that the company intended to deploy in mining gold in this particular region in light of sustainability of the environment. (ii) The ownership of Acacia Exploration Kenya Limited that has been awarded the rights to prospect gold in the Lihanda Gold Corridor and whether it had local shareholding. (iii)The formula and structure that the Ministry intended to use in ensuring that there is equitable sharing of revenue and royalties between the national Government and the county government within the Lihanda Gold Corridor once economic exploration of gold commences. (iv) The services and infrastructure developments that the Ministry and Acacia Exploration Kenya Limited intended to roll out within the Lihanda Gold Corridor to benefit the locals. (v) The compensation plan for the locals who had been affected by exploration activities and those who may be affected at the commencement of commercial mining and the timelines for compensating the affected locals. The Committee engaged the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining for responses on the above concerns raised by Hon. Shinali. I, therefore, wish to respond to the above issues as follows. Since pre-colonial times, parts of the western belt, especially sections of the present Kakamega County, have been known to be rich in mineral deposits, especially gold. The name “Ikolomani” is the corrupted version of “gold mine” where locals have for long been earning a living through artisanal gold mining. In the recent past, Acacia Exploration Kenya Limited - an international mining company - has been prospecting for large scale and economically viable deposits of gold in the Lihanda Gold Corridor comprising of parts of Kakamega, Siaya and Kisumu counties. On the estimated value and quantity of gold deposits in the Lihanda Gold Corridor in question 1 above, the Ministry responded that gold deposits in the Lihanda Gold Corridor have been discovered and contain an estimated resource of 1,182,000 ounces of gold, grading at 12.6 grams per ton. The resource is classified as Inferred. That is the lowest level of confidence within 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."
}