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    "id": 1012498,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to speak on this mining issue. Considering even the way the issues to deal with oil exploration in Turkana are concerned, apparently, an alarm was rung several months ago that Tullow Oil Company was not doing well. Apparently, there is a conspiracy within our own professionals and civil service, and it goes even to the mining area because you will find that there are people who have the licenses for exploration and they stay with them for a very long time. These people also cover certain regions and they do not allow other people to go and see what are within those areas. For example, when you go to even my neighbouring constituency in the Pokot area such as Chepkarat area and other places, there are people still exploring and mining gold, but that gold is in small quantities and is not benefiting the country, but is benefitting individuals. As my colleague, Hon. Kenta, has said, it is also because of these porous borders where people are able to engage in smuggling of gold and other expensive minerals. We talk of other minerals like tanzanite, rubies and others which are illegally being taken out of the country. So, it is something that we need to streamline our civil service and the Ministry to be able to rake these benefits for the country. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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