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    "id": 593797,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ganya",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to respond to the debate on Mining Bill Motion. I appreciate my colleagues who have ably contributed to this Bill - Hon. Barua who seconded it, Hon. Moi, Hon. Geni, Hon. Abdinoor and Hon. Abdikadir Ore. I want to assure them that their input will be well taken care of as we consider our amendments in the Committee of the whole House in the near future. At this stage we cannot do much because these are amendments from the Senate. We can either agree or disagree. If we disagree we will go to mediation, but by and large, we have managed to ensure most of the concerns have been addressed somehow. If not, like any other Bill, if it goes through, we still have an opportunity after six months to amend what needs to be amended. The mining sector is critical for the economy of this country to take off. It is a sector that is totally underexploited and underutilized. We know we have mineral reserves in many parts of this country like Kwale, Kitui and many other minerals that are available in this country. Due to lack of a very good enabling environment and good laws we have not been able to take advantage of this unique and growing sector. It is for a reason that the Jubilee Government managed to merge so many Ministries together and came out with a brand new Ministry of Mining. I am sure they had a reason for it; I am sure that the information that is there shows that this country is well endowed with reserves but we need an enabling environment. A good policy and legislation is what will take this country forward in terms of attracting investors to invest in this country. If exploited, it should enable us to realize Vision 2030, and be able to develop the kind of infrastructure that we want to have in this country. When you look at the kind of budget that is given to the Ministry of Mining, it is very minimal. It is like a department in the Ministry of Devolution and Planning, or a department in 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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