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    "id": 1518745,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1518745/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Mugirango, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Silvanus Osoro",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I must start by appreciating Hon. Shinali for coming up with such a progressive Bill as far as this very precious mineral called gold is concerned. I speak as a person who has some little interest in that area, with practical experience of what goes on in that business. Running that business is a challenge in itself. Assembling the machinery, people, and everything that comes with it are uphill tasks. Right from the point of purchasing land, there is something called the prospecting licence. You get an individual acquiring a huge tract of land in terms of the prospecting licence. For example, in places like Siaya and Kitigu in Kakamega County, a single person may hold a prospecting licence for a large tract of land that is granted by the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs. Because of lack of harmony and cohesion between different departments of Government, or even county governments and the national Government, an innocent buyer may unknowingly purchase that piece of land without realising that it contains gold deposits. When the person decides to invest in their land, the prospecting licence holder may suddenly appear accompanied by police officers or mining officers. They will then claim that they are the only ones with the exclusive right to mine in that area, and that they should be given a certain amount of money before the owner can mine their own land. That is the challenge we are experiencing."
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