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    "id": 632143,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/632143/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Abdalla",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 382,
        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
        "slug": "amina-abdalla"
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    "content": "On Clause 51, we agreed that for the Cabinet Secretary (CS) to revert back on a decision to a signed mortgage or trade a mineral right he only needs 30 days .We agreed that there was no need to have regulation on eligibility for mineral rights to be mortgaged because they must be the same as those of getting a licence. There is no way somebody who does not qualify to hold a licence can qualify to buy a license. So, we believe that Clause 11 would serve the purpose that the Senate wanted to deal with. Hon. Members, this is a very important issue that we need to deal with, because the Senate keeps on bringing these kinds of amendments that have constitutional implications. I want Members to note that if it happens in other Bills, they will revert back to it. Under Clause 149, the National Assembly’s version of the Bill had stated that all immovable assets of the holders of a mining licence be vested in the Republic. The Senate wanted it to be vested in the county. That is not possible even if you are sympathetic to the counties. Article 62(1)(f) and (3) of the Constitution classifies minerals as public land which are vested in the national Government."
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