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    "id": 1424483,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Onyonka",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13592,
        "legal_name": "Onyonka Richard Momoima",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Unfortunately, I am not able to see the Cabinet Secretary and former Governor, where he is sitting, but I am sure he is hearing me. The first thing I would like to say, hon. Cabinet Secretary that I sincerely appreciate because I knew you when you were the Governor of Kwale County. I have always found you to be a person of integrity, credibility and a person who serves well. I am not disappointed that since you were appointed as the Cabinet Secretary, you have very quietly, and very slowly been figuring out what the issues are. So, I thank you for maintaining that kind of dignity in your office. The Cabinet Secretary may not know, but when the President came to Kisii County, it was a very interesting debate. One of the announcements that came was that the local leadership was trying to ask him what to do with the soapstone material that is available in the County at a place called South Mugirango Tabaka. The President was suggesting that the soapstone should not be mined out of Kisii County. He recommended that whoever is interested in that soapstone bring in the equipment and the machinery so that we can process the materials from the ground. That would create value addition and make sure that the people of Kisii County benefit from this soapstone. In Kisii Count, the Chinese companies are now collecting the soapstone and shipping it to China and that is sad for us. I wanted to ask whether the Cabinet Secretary can follow up on this matter, since it was a Presidential Directive, and find out why we are still mining our soapstone. Soapstone is only available in Kisii County and Brazil. It t is an important stone. Many people are now beginning to realize that that is a unique stone because what the Chinese are doing is taking it to China, hardening it and selling it to Italy and the USA for the very wealthy developers. As an addendum---"
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