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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the classification of tsavorite gemstones as strategic minerals. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Explain the criteria used to categorize tsavorite gemstones as strategic minerals. (2) Inform the Senate of the criteria to be used by the National Mining Corporation to select private investors to participate in the joint venture for the mining of tsavorite gemstones. (3) Clarify whether the Government intends to incorporate artisanal miners and other small scale tsavorite miners into the mining works to safeguard their livelihood and, if so, state their stake in the said joint venture. (4) Disclose how the Government intends to compensate land owners who occupy the vast lands in Taita Taveta County which host tsavorite gemstones deposits. (5) State how the local community and the County Government of Taita Taveta will benefit from the mining venture."
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