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    "id": 479781,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "we are creating red sinkers. I do not think that is what we should do because it is against the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya. Hon. Members need to go through this Bill. Let us not pass this Bill the way it is. Let us have it amended. There is a monster here called the “CS”. Everything in here is “CS”. What is it that we are doing as a House? As far as I am concerned, the Bill is good, but we need major amendments so that the powers of the Cabinet Secretary are minimized. We need to remove the red sinkers. This is the problem that is killing this country. People feel that they have right connections and then communities that own the land remain poor perpetually. They will not even benefit from the jobs that will be created. Somebody from Nairobi, somebody who has no interest because he is a broker; because he has the right connections; because he can reach the Cabinet Secretary, will benefit financially than the community where that mineral is going to be mined. The people remain poorer and fortunately, Kenyans have been enlightened. You cannot do this. That time is over! Hon. Speaker, so let us go back to this Bill and make sure that the county government is involved on how the mining is going to be done. That is very important because the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya recognizes that county governments own the land in their jurisdictions. The county government exists; it is kicking. There is no way you are going to work without involving the county government. So, we need to look at the best way it can be involved so that they participate in this because the property belongs to them. They give people licences. As we speak, if you want land at the county government, you will be given that land by the county government. So, you cannot come here and tell us who will supersede and have more powers as vested to the county government by the Constitution. On this Bill, let us do major amendments before we pass it."
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