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    "id": 472963,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Tonui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1242,
        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
        "slug": "ronald-kiprotich-tonui"
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    "content": "We know minerals are national assets but the people living in those areas where those minerals have been found must be taken care of. So, there should be some money going to the county government and the local community, either at the ward or location level, to take care of infrastructure facilities within those mining areas, so that we are not generating billions of shillings from those areas while the people there are languishing in poverty. I believe if we do something like that, we will not be having such conflicts like in the Niger Delta in Nigeria and South Sudan. I hope as we discover minerals like oil in this country, this will not invite the interest of the Super Powers to come and cause trouble in this country. Resolving issues which comes out of mining should be done in a very fast manner. We should be able to resolve any conflicts promptly so that investments can be encouraged in this sector. That is why the creation of the Mining Tribunal in this Bill is very vital, so that investor confidence is encouraged. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is the national mining corporation which is being formed by this Bill. I believe this is a move in the right direction because the Government should keep off completely the issue of mining. It should be there so that it can moderate the kind of activities in mining; in order to know the various challenges in the mining industry. I know in the petroleum industry, we have National Oil Corporation which moderates prices of petroleum products in this country. Therefore, we also need one parastatal in this country which will be dealing with mining so that the issues of mining can better be understood by the National Government. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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