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    "id": 1523004,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523004/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Trans Nzoia County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Lillian Siyoi",
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    "content": " If this country takes minerals seriously, we can reduce poverty levels. This country is not just rich in gold, but in many minerals. However, we have never been serious or taken the miners seriously. Currently, it is very expensive to buy gold in the market, but the miners remain very poor. The areas where this gold comes from are also very poor. One might even wonder why we have a mineral that is very expensive when it reaches the dealers, yet our own people who mine the gold continue to suffer. I would propose that because majority of miners have complained about licensing issues... While dealers receive their licences on time, miners are often the same or the process takes too long, forcing them to rely on intermediaries or brokers. This increases the level of poverty among miners in our country. This Bill focuses on gold, but I am concerned about other minerals as well. Should we have separate Bills for each mineral, or should we create a comprehensive mineral processing Bill that includes all minerals? This would ensure we maximise the benefits of minerals we have in this country. I support this Bill by Hon. Shinali with amendments to see if we can incorporate all the minerals. That will be very important for this country. Additionally, we have the Mineral Rights Board, which also serves a similar role equal to what we are discussing at the moment. I do not know how we are going to incorporate and work together with the board so as to combine what they have and what we have instead of having them differently. That is going to help us as a country. I support. Thank you."
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