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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank Hon. Amina Mohamed and the other Members of the Mediation Committee for agreeing on these many amendments which had been proposed by the Senate. That working relationship is good. It should take this Parliament far in terms of ensuring that we get the right legislation for this country. I have three amendments which are very important and I want to highlight just as the Chair of the Committee has said. The amendment to Clause 16 is very important. When the original Bill was presented to this House, majority of us were concerned with the powers which were given to the Cabinet Secretary (CS). The whole idea of the CS making decisions in consultation with the Mineral Rights Board is very important to this country. So, I support this amendment. This is going to help this country ensure that we get the right decisions made in the mining sector. The other amendment which I really want to support is Clause 20 that deals with the issue of compensation. As a result of the decisions which the Director for Mines will make, people are likely to be affected in terms of losing their land or being displaced. It is very important to Kenyans in general and particularly in Kitui where we have a lot of minerals that those who will be displaced as a result of a mining activity are properly compensated. This issue of compensation is very controversial. This is an area where the Chair of the Committee can really 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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