{"id":474773,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/474773/?format=json","text_counter":676,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Muchai","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1623,"legal_name":"George Mukuru Muchai","slug":"george-mukuru-muchai"},"content":"Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. At the outset, I want to say that I support it fully and thank the Committee for finally coming up with a Bill that will give us a proper framework for the management of mineral resources in Kenya. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to observe that given that the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons has declared the intention or the main objective of this Bill as: “To repeal the existing legislation relating to mining and, to establish a new legal framework for the management of mineral resource in Kenya”, this Bill requires to be 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."}