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    "id": 1522984,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": "any quantity, one would either sell to a third party who is a broker or smuggle it out of the country at a higher price. This time you need to be licensed. There will be no hawkers trying to entice innocent persons into the business. If caught doing that, your license is revoked immediately. Any licence issued has to be used under the provisions of this Act. Anybody who contravenes the provisions of that licence commits an offense and is liable to punishment. Towards the end of the Bill, we have made a provision for regulations to guide us on how to process and deal with gold. It is always important to remind the House that regulations are the flesh of any law. The enactment of Parliament is the bones while the flesh is the regulations. These are important, especially when they are supposed to be subjected to public participation. That is so that Kenyans know that, on top of having the Gold Processing Act in place, we will have regulations the Cabinet Secretary will make thereunder but with the approval of this House. As we conclude, we have penalties in respect of any person who commits an offence. We will be looking at these penalties because they only provide for breaches of the licence and false information to the Board. We need to expand areas to be punished so that whoever contravenes any provision of this Act is upon conviction guilty of an offence. Such persons will be liable to a certain fine or some term of prison in default or to both. Important to note is that we are making amendments to the Mining Act because it governs us when it comes to speculation. It is a very weak Act of Parliament. This is the reason people move out there, exploit the loopholes, and get away with our minerals at paltry prices. Hence, we will repeal that law and exempt gold so that this Act of Parliament can now regulate it. It is an important Bill. Therefore, I urge my colleagues to look at the Bill and pass it. If there is need, we will amend at the Committee of the whole House. I beg to support."
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