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    "id": 1132212,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1132212/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wundanyi, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Danson Mwashako",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Petroleum and Mining the following Question: - (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why M/s Samruddha Resources (Kenya)Limited, an iron ore mining investor in Kishushe Location, Wundanyi Constituency, has been operating for the past four years without remitting to the community the mandatory one per cent of total revenue collected, contrary to the provisions of the Mining Act, 2016 and the Mining Regulations, 2017? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide the computation of the said revenue and indicate the total amount owed to Kishushe community for the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, with particular reference to a letter dated 13th September 2021 by the firm to the Ministry on the matter? (iii) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why the firm has declined to acknowledge the Community Development Agreement Committee (CDAC) and facilitate its meetings as required by law? (iv) Could the Cabinet Secretary clarify whether the firm has a valid mining licence to carry out mining activities in Kishushe Location, and if so, what is the Ministry's position regarding the request for transfer of mining rights from M/s WanjalaMining Company Limited to M/s. Samruddha Resources (Kenya) Limited ?"
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