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    "id": 766946,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A. B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Our mining sector is mainly based on the Mining Act Cap. 306 enacted in 1940, meaning that the industry was operating within a very old archaic legal framework which was out of touch with the Constitution and the current industry. The Mining Act of 1940 for instance did not cover under its jurisdiction the several minerals that are found in our country. The statutory analysis further indicated that the industry was separately regulated by the Diamond Industry Protection Act, Cap. 310 under Trading in the Unwrought Previous Metals Act, Cap. 309. High economic growth rates envisaged under the Kenya Vision 2030 includes contribution from the mining sector. The sector is a priority under the economic pillar of Vision 2030. Its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to increase to 10 per cent by 2030, making mining a key driver of the economic growth and transformation. Therefore, the Mining and Minerals Policy of 2016 is expected to enable the country obtain maximum benefits from its future mineral deposits. So, Madam Speaker, this policy… Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will forgive me. I assumed the Speaker was still in the Chair. This policy comprehensively addresses the gaps that exist in the mining sector and provides a basis for reviewing the sector almost in its entirety. The 11th Parliament in its wisdom passed the Mining Act, 2015, one of the most robust pieces of legislation which would help in the growth of the mining sector, its role in terms of pulling together the private investment equity. The overall goal of the policy is to get framework, principles and strategies to provide for the exploration of minerals for the country’s economic growth. If you look at the key highlights of this policy, which I want to leave to Hon. Gikaria who will second to deal with them, is to promote international and regional cooperation in the management of mineral resources and to respect our socio-cultural values. The communities where these minerals are found must benefit and their socio-cultural values must be respected. They must access justice, gender equity and inclusiveness. That is what the policy is talking about. This policy also promotes value addition. How do we introduce value change so that our own minerals plus the value addition can earn us more income and make a contribution to the GDP? The process of preparing and formulating this policy involved analysis of the prevailing situation in our country’s mining industry. It assessed and reviewed the factors that influenced this particular sector. In conclusion, the policy provides a firm foundation and basis for establishing and enabling framework for acceleration and sustainable development of the country’s mining and mineral resources sector. It will ensure the benefit from the growth of the sector is accrued and shared horizontally across all stakeholders. It will regulate the rights and interests of all kinds of minerals including construction and industrial mineral rights. With those many remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move and ask Hon. Gikaria, the Member for Nakuru Town East, to second."
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