{"id":1291346,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1291346/?format=json","text_counter":256,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Cheruiyot","speaker_title":"The Senate Majority Leader","speaker":{"id":13165,"legal_name":"Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot","slug":"aaron-cheruiyot"},"content":"of the Bill under minerals, almost 20 counties; mine included, are on zero. What can you be given if you have not made any contribution? I expected Kwale County to lead. Sen. Chimera is here. He will look out for us on what has been the contribution to mining activities. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, challenge your people. I saw in Cabinet yesterday that they allowed artisan miners to continue to ply their trade. You know those people who come with a karai and shake water and say there is gold. I do not know what gold is called in Luhya. We must move our people from that kind of mining practice and see what possibilities we have. I know they had closed the issue of issuing mining licenses, but I saw in the dispatch of Cabinet yesterday because it has since been opened. I am sure if Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was to exploit that potential, there will be a bigger contribution to their column under Kakamega than what is there now. I support this Bill and hope that we can conclude it speedily so that these resources can be released to our counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, I thank you."}