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    "id": 1522989,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1522989/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Laikipia County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jane Kagiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I support it. I support regulation and licensing. Many of us would wish to have gold and gold mining in their areas. But many a time we wonder where one would start from and go to. With the establishment of the Gold Processing Corporation, there will be a go-to place for anybody who would want to know where to start off the gold mining journey. Secondly, the Corporation will ensure that anybody given a licence protects workers from hazardous situations and ensures their safety and health as they undertake mining. Thirdly, the mining industry requires a support network, which the Corporation is going to offer. When we have a one-stop shop for gold mining, anybody seeking a market or a mine would have a reference point to start from. Fourthly, there should be economic benefits for the locals in areas where gold is mined as well as for the miners. The Corporation will ensure whoever receives a licence ensures the economic benefits of gold trickles down to the community. Fifth, the Gold Processing Corporation will ensure that we preserve our heritage. We have gold in Taita Taveta and Migori, but as all the gold is processed around the world, we do not hear that the gold is from Kenya. The Corporation will ensure that our heritage is protected and the world is made aware that this gold is from Kenya. Environmental advocacy will be very important. As we have seen, many times minerals are excavated and pits are left wide open and water stagnates, which becomes a health hazard to the community. Mosquitoes find a breeding place and our children get sick when they play in those areas. We need an institution that will govern and regulate such issues. Miners will be required to cover any pits left open. Where our economic situation is not well, the Corporation will have sufficient data to guide the country on our gold wealth. We could lack money in terms of currency, but the institution would tell us how rich we are in terms of gold. That will enable us to confidently know our actual wealth status. Finally, I always say it is Laikipia’s time. By mainstreaming this industry, it is certainly going to be our time to discover gold in Laikipia. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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