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    "id": 640728,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/640728/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Adan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues to congratulate the Mediation Committee for having resolved the outstanding issues. Kenyans will have something to smile about, especially if this Bill becomes operational. For us in northern Kenya, over the years, we have had a lot of challenges, especially in terms of how licences for mineral explorations were issued. This is because over the years, licences are issued in Nairobi without the consent of the communities on the ground. In the process of mining, owners of mines who are given licences do not respect communities on the ground. We have had several fights on the ground over these issues, but our cries have fallen on deaf ears. We thank this country for giving us the new Constitution which gave us the right to resources within our counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, previously before the promulgation of the new Constitution, land in those areas used to be allocated where the minerals are without even consulting the local communities on the ground. This has actually come to an end. We are having fewer fights between the counties because of resources. I remember when we went to Kapedo, one of the allegations by the communities was that the conflict was because of the mineral resource available in Kapedo. That is why the two counties were fighting. Once this Bill is enacted, all these issues will be resolved. Kenyans will get their rightful share of the resources within the county and also generate revenue. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having perused the Bill, I have seen there is also right to graze livestock and cultivate land within those areas which is something that is really The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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