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    "id": 331736,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/331736/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwakwere",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 189,
        "legal_name": "Chirau Ali Mwakwere",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that NEMA granted Bedford Bio-fuels an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) licence for a 10,000 hectare Jatropha plantation pilot project in Kitangale Ranch in Tana Delta. The EIA licence was granted on condition that the project was going to be implemented on a pilot basis, and that NEMA, in consultation with the Technical Advisory Committee constituted to advise on the project, would monitor its implementation. (b) I am further aware that the East African Wildlife Society appealed against the decision by NEMA. However, they were advised to put up their case with the National Environmental Tribunal (NET) for redress as required by the law. (c) The Standards Enforcement and Review Committee (SERC), which was convened on 21st October, 2011, and chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, approved the cancellation of the licence. It has since been established that NEMA has not effected the cancellation of the licence, citing Section 28(2) of the Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations 2003. The Ministry is now reviewing the matter and the appropriate measures to effect the cancellation are being taken."
}