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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Gerald Otieno Kajwang",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I want to thank Sen. (Dr.) Zani for this timely Motion. I do not know her background. But it seems like she has a background in mining. The Motion is quite lengthy and convoluted, sometimes complex, but she has captured what we have been watching in every county Mr. Deputy Speakers, counties are now owners of trust land. The trust land that is in Homa Bay County, for example, now belongs to the Homa Bay County Government. In that trust land, maybe, is the area in which some gold may be found. In the neighbouring Migori County, for example, there is a lot of gold. Am not so sure what is in Homa Bay County yet, but from what I hear, there is a lot of potential in geo-thermal energy and cement manufacture. Counties are already looking at their natural resources and saying: ‘This is our wealth.” It is important that we do not cheat each other. The national Government, of course, has been given the power that anything below the soil belongs to them, especially if it is oil or coal. But let us not forget that the areas where this is found is in the counties. Every county feels, and justifiably so, that this is their resources. If this issue is not addressed as early as we are trying to address it, it may very well bring conflict. Such an issue has brought conflict in Nigeria in the Ogoni State. They tried to take the army there and they were defeated until the national Government agreed The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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