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    "id": 890938,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Mulyungi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13442,
        "legal_name": "Gideon Mutemi Mulyungi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to present a petition, which I read in the last Session, but it was time barred. The Petition regards coal mining activities in Mui, Mwingi East Sub-County of Kitui County. I, the undersigned, on behalf of residents of Mui, Mwingi East Sub-County in Kitui County, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, the petitioners have lived in Mui, Mwingi East Sub-County of Kitui area since time immemorial, majority of whom are peasant farmers who grow maize, beans, sorghum, millet, green grams among other crops and also keep domestic animals. THAT, in the year 2008, coal mining was discovered in the area occasioning a decision the Government, through the then Provincial Administration and local leaders to arrive at a decision to relocate residents from the said area to allow for the mining of the coal. THAT, on the 27th day of April 2018 vide Gazette Notice No.389, the Cabinet Secretary for Mining gave a public notice on the application for mining rights without following due process of law in particular without any civic education, public participation and/or involvement of the people. THAT, the community has never given consent for the mining in accordance with the provisions of Section 37(1) of the Mining Act with regard to the procedure for mining on private or community land; THAT, similarly, the Governor of the County Government of Kitui announced that mining activities would start in the next six months with effect from April, 2018 and that the local residents would be relocated to Kanyonyoo Area in Kitui County, about 100km from their current residence; THAT, the residents have buried their loved ones in the area and it will be against the Kamba customs and cultural practices to unearth their loved ones or see their graves being destroyed by heavy machines; THAT, school going children, the elders and the disabled will be negatively affected due to change of the environment as a result of relocation; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}