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    "id": 1613705,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1613705/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "speaker": null,
    "content": "Thank you, Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to quickly comment on the area geophysical survey of Kenya mineral resources statement by Sen. Eddy Oketch. There was a conference that was held in Kenya on the 26th and 27th of November 2024, after the aerial geophysical survey was done and which identified 970 mineral occurrences in Kenya. What is surprising is that conference was supposed to attract investment into Kenya after we discovered there are about 970 mineral occurrences in Kenya. What is surprising and what is coming from this statement is that this information has not been put up in the public domain. The purpose for which money was spent on this conference was so that we could attract investment into this country. The Ministry of Mining and Blue Economy released a document saying they spent US$65 million. This is about Kshs7 billion to carry out that aerial geophysical survey between the years 1919 and 2022. So, if public money was expended to the effect that we bring investment, why is the Ministry having a problem with publishing this information? Why should the Cabinet Secretary arrange conferences in 2024 when maybe there are Kenyans who want to invest in that sector? The committee should explore the reasons because maybe there are very many Kenyans ---"
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