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    "id": 66381,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/66381/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kamar",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
        "slug": "margaret-kamar"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Mineral resource surveys in the country are undertaken by the Government through the Mines and Geology Department, and also by licensed prospecting and exploration companies. Due to financial limitations, the surveys carried out by the Government are mainly aimed at providing preliminary baseline information to guide further detailed work by private exploration companies. The surveys conducted since 2000 have largely been preliminary geological surveys to determine occurrences of mineral in general. The surveys done by the Mines and Geological Department since the year 2000 have resulted in the identification of the following mineral resources:- 1. iron ore deposits in Ikutha area of Kitui County; 2. limestone deposits in Mutomo in Kitui County; 3. limestone deposits in Mt. Elgon area; 4. tourmaline deposits in Nyanga area of Bungoma County; 5. clay deposits in Nyakahure area of Murang’a County; 6. dolomite deposits in Tawa area in Makueni County; 7. iron ore deposits in Mariene area of Meru County; 8. natural carbon dioxide gas in Londiani area of Mau Forest; 9. iron ore deposits in Homa Bay; 10. kipsome deposits in Aliemji area of Ijara District; 11. Silica and sand deposits in Malindi and Kwale districts; 12. manganese deposits in Ganze area of Kilifi County; Jointly with the Ministry of Energy, we have identified coal deposits in Mutito, Mwingi and Kitui areas of Kitui County. Mineral deposits discovered through surveys by private exploration companies are as follows:- 1. Titanium deposits in Msambweni area of Kwale County and parts of Kilifi County by Tiomin Kenya Ltd; 2. Gold in Lolgorian area of Trans Mara County by International Gold Exploration Company and Kilimapeta Gold Company. 3. Gold in Turkana North and Turkana West Districts by Nazareth Exploration Company; 4. Copper, zinc, silver and gold deposits in Bumbo area of Kaimosi by Lasos and Apri Kenya Ltd; 5. Gold deposits in Migori County by Migori Mining Company Limited and Abur Mining Company Limited. (b) The following minerals have high economic potential for exploitation:- (i) titanium deposits in Kwale and Kilifi counties; (ii) coal deposits in Mutito and Mwingi areas of Kitui County; 6. gold deposits in Lolgorian of Trans Mara County; 7. gold deposits in Nyatike area of Migori County; 8. limestone deposits in Mutomo area of Kitui County; 9. limestone deposits in West Pokot; 10. iron ore deposits in Kishushe area of Taita Taveta County; 11. iron ore deposits in Meru County; and, 12. rare earth elements of the Mirima area of Kwale County. (c) It is true that western Kenya has gold deposits as indicated by progress reports of various exploration companies as well as the activities of miners. I would also like to add that the largest gold mine in Kenya was located in Kakamega at an area called Roasterman. It operated during the pre-independence days and closed down in June 1952. Mr. Speaker, Sir, other mines existed in Sigalagala, Bukura and Kaimosi as well as Migori, Nyatike, Bondo and the new Trans Mara area. According to available reports, nearly two million ounces or 62 tons of gold valued at Kshs186 billion have been discovered in the Migori area, with significant quantities of the mineral having been estimated currently in the country within the Lolgorian area of Trans Mara."
}