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    "id": 1522947,
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    "speaker_name": "Suna West, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Masara",
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    "content": " Yes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Of course, you know my name is Masara, and Masara area has a lot of gold. That is the reason I have to add my voice to what has been said by other Members. This Bill is very important. This Bill will enable artisan miners to get what is rightfully theirs. As we speak, the miners in that area are unregulated. There are too many cartels. Too many people purport to have licences yet they are doing unlawful things. We have Chinese, especially in Migori, Masara area, Osiri area, Kuria and Rongo, where gold is found. You will get too many cartels undermining the work of our people who are really suffering and working hard so that they can earn a living. Clause 42 of the Bill talks about an application for the renewal of processing license. It says an application shall contain the information or be accompanied by the following documents: 1. The proposed programme for processing operations to be carried out during the term of renewal. 2. A plan of the area in respect to which renewal of this processing license is sought. 3. An approved environmental impact assessment licence, social heritage assessment, and environmental management plan in respect of the applicant's proposal where required under this law. Hon. Temporary Speaker, currently, there is a school in my area called Arombe. People are mining within the school because that land belongs to somebody. There is no regulation. You get areas where people take natural water yet some are doing processing there. The chemicals used are affecting the community because there is no regulator. Once this Bill becomes an Act, I believe the people involved in mining are going to appreciate us as legislators. If you go to Clause 48(1)(d), I want to be very specific about the laboratories. In my area, the laboratory that is being used majorly by the people engaged in mining is in Tanzania. So, it means we are losing a lot of revenue to the Tanzanian Government because people leave Migori and take samples to Tanzania, and the people involved are not professionals. Some people have been engaged in mining for a long time and have gained experience. They come, check the land, say a few things, and then continue exploiting our people. The Bill proposes that the headquarters of the Gold Mining Corporation be in Nairobi, with additional offices at the county level. That means that those involved in mining, including artisan miners, will get an opportunity to interact with professionals from the Corporation. 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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