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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement and add that we have had similar issues even in Nandi, Turkana and Coastal counties. In Nandi County, for example, we have gold. However, the people of Chemelil and Chemase are yet to benefit and we neighbour Kisumu County. I have seen the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining is constructing a gold mining company within Kakamega County. It is high time we relooked at the local content on how we share because the sharing should be 70 per cent to National Government, 20 per cent to the county government and 10 per cent to the local community. As I speak, according to Mining Rules of 2015, there should be a community based organized committee that should be in charge of the 10 per cent that is generated either through issues of oil or issues of mining. Up to now, I can confirm that most of those committees that are prescribed under Mining Rules of 2015, are yet to be operationalized. So, I do not know why the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining is yet to ensure that the people from Coast, Ukambani, Western Kenya and Nandi benefit from the natural resources. I hope in future we can go into a village and ensure that the 10 per cent that is rightfully theirs is given to them. For example, in Nandi, we are yet to benefit. The people of Chemelil, Chemase and Tinderet are yet to fully benefit from that gold mine that we have in Nandi. The Minister in charge should be called upon to ensure that he operationalizes and gazettes those community based committee membership so that they can ensure natural resources and mining resources benefit our people in terms of development. I thank you. KENYA’S STATUS OF COMPLIANCE TO AU LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS"
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