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    "id": 473411,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyamai",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rachael Kaki Nyamai",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving this opportunity to support this important Bill. I would like to appreciate the Mover of the Bill and the seconder hon. Amina Abdalla for giving us very strong points because this Bill requires to be amended so as to take care of some of the issues, which I will mention at the end of my contribution. As I contribute to this Bill, I would like to reflect on the situation of my own constituency; Kitui South which has different types of minerals from Iron ore, limestone, green granite and so many others. Why I want to reflect together with these hon. Members in this House is because the people of Kitui South have heard people talk about minerals year after year. When discussing matters of minerals, you will hear people saying that they have buried their people in limestone and they did not know. When they are digging graves, they see a whitish substance and they bury their people there. This is the time that our people should benefit because talking about the presence of minerals is not enough. Exploitation of those minerals and benefiting of the community is what is important. I would strongly like to say that this is the best time for these minerals to be mined. I would even dare say that, if it was possible, the activities that are going on today in my constituency to wait for this Bill. Given the amendments that are going to be passed by this Committee, those activities would highly benefit my constituency. We have seen investors in my constituency doing exploration. The question is; after exploration, how long does it take for a company to mine? It is important to ask ourselves questions now. Suppose investors fight over minerals as is the case in my constituency where several companies have taken each other to court? They are contesting the mining of limestone. Is there an opportunity for the Government to come to the aid of the community? This Bill has come at the right time when matters regarding land ownership have been raised. Our communities’ land does not have title deeds. Well, it is not community land as such because it has boundaries. It is important when people talk about community land and when investors have been directed to such communities know that this is not community land but one that is demarcated. 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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