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    "id": 1384001,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1384001/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill from the Senate. If you look at our country, Kenya, the key natural resources we have are iron, gold, titanium, gemstones, fishing, wildlife, and many others. The Senate has proposed this Bill even though we have the Mining Act. As you will realise, many years ago, smart Kenyans went to different communities and bought those lands with natural resources so that they can own them. This Bill wants to ensure that everyone benefits. However, you find a person is owning that land and having a title deed. So, communities are unable to access it and get their rightful share. As we talk about promoting local initiatives and exploration, first, we should go back to the Mining Act and ensure that the Ministry of Mining can speak to the land owners of all the land that was taken from the communities many years ago. For example, we have many natural resources in Kwale, Mombasa and Malindi and yet, some people own those lands. How can we deal with this so that communities and counties can work together with the people who were given title deeds many years ago? The second thing the Ministry should do is to avoid conflict. For example, we have gold in Kakamega County, and many people are in the gold business. When this law is passed, there will be a Board, and it has to work. Nowadays, when you go to the Ministry of Mining to request to own a mine, there is a window of rights, and you can get any mine. When you discover what they are doing in the Ministry with the team, you will feel very sad, especially for the communities. The people who know all those things are the ones who have been in this business and understand it. So, first, we have to revisit those rights and ask ourselves: Does the current portal allow the community to apply for a mining license before individuals from other counties can apply and be granted the mining rights? Hon. Temporary Speaker, on the collection of royalties, they are saying that the Commission shall, in consultation with the Council of Governors and relevant national The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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