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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "what royalties are being given to the county government and what is the benefit to the Kenyan people. We should take advantage of the mining resources in the different counties. For example, we were told that there is gold in Turkana. We did not know that there was gold in Turkana. There are many resources within Turkana County and maybe in many other counties. Those resources are in existence. So, why should we not open up this field so that the nation can earn royalties from this mining? This will reduce the loans and borrowings that the nation has to do to meet the budget gaps. I urge the Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs to ensure that this area is sorted out once and for all. To learn from our neighbour Tanzania, they have taken a step in mining and are doing value addition in mining. In fact, I was shocked when I went to Dar-es-Salaam a while ago. They have a whole street where they sell fully refined gold chains and rings. They have taken advantage. They are not just refining and mining the special minerals and stones but also making sure they are crafted into final products which are being sold within the Republic of Tanzania. That means they are taking the full benefit of value addition on those resources. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, once again, I have noted the industrial parks. Every county has been given a grant of Kshs250 million by the national Government to match with a similar amount in order to put into place the aggregation and industrial parks within the county. This is a great opportunity. Instead of counties crying throughout that young people do not have jobs, they need to implement the aggregation and industrial parks. This should be an opportunity to create many jobs. Within a short while, we could be speaking of tens of thousands of young people getting jobs within these aggregation parks. This will add value to the products that are being received in Kenya. With that, I support the enactment of this Bill into law. I urge the proposer of this Bill to consider introducing amendments to refine what is not properly drafted. For instance, indicating specific amounts of money within the clauses of the Bill. We have Clause 6(m) specifically talking about the county climate change resilience grant set out in column “n” of the Third Schedule. It specifically indicates the amount of that grant as Kshs6,187,500,000 financed by proceeds from a World Bank loan. Such a figure should not be read within the Bill itself. It should either be in a schedule. The amount should be stated to be agreed upon, borrowed or such other amount as may be determined from time to time so that we have good draftsmanship on the provisions and the clauses of the Bill. I support the Bill that is before this House."
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