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    "content": "was referring to. In fact, Mrima Hills, it is said, from research, has the second largest deposits of rare earth metals or Niobium after China; a very key mineral. If you go to Maasai land, Kilgoris, where monstrous fraud has been going on for the last ten years, a South African company frightening away – I do not know why Sen. Anyang’-Nyong’o did not mention Kilgoris, they are carrying away what they are describing as “soil” to South Africa, ostensibly to go and research but everybody knows that they are carrying away gold. This is replicated everywhere. Last year – I want to encourage Sen. (Dr.) Zani to also look at this – we drafted a Mining Bill that went through Cabinet but now I have learnt it did not go through Parliament, where it was recommended that where such minerals are, 5 per cent should go to the community that has been the ancestral custodian of the mineral. It was recommended that 15 per cent goes to the county. The remainder was to be shared between the national government and the investor. These are matters that can be looked at. The bigger the cake, the smaller the percentage whereas the smaller the cake, the bigger the percentage. That is how international sharing of issues in wealth work. That is going to help this country. If you look at the communities that have been keeping these resources like Kitui with coal, you will find that everybody is cascading towards Kitui wanting to grab the coal. Everything is being talked about except the people of Kitui. Look at the Maasai Mara, you know about the scandals of Maasai Mara, councilors from Narok book presidential suits at Serena for weeks at the expense of the ordinary person because there is neither a framework nor legislation. Those who are enjoying the perks of Maasai Mara would rather ensconce one councilor rather than the community. The moment a country goes to a level like Congo, where individuals take over the position of the state and the benefits on behalf of the state, and do not pass them on to anybody, then you have taken the wrong direction. This is because this is a very rich country with very poor people. This Senate, as the custodian of counties, must legislate to help my brother-in-law from Pokot here to graduate from cattle rustling, so that they can---"
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