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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
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        "legal_name": "Johnes Mwashushe Mwaruma",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 48(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources on the payment of mining royalties by miners in Taita-Taveta County. In the Statement the Committee should- (1) Provide names, addresses and directors of the companies that are licensed to carry out mining activities in Taita-Taveta County. (2) State the types of minerals they mine from the county. (3) State whether the miners pay royalties, the amount of money collected from these royalties, the account to which the royalists are paid and whether the royalties accrue any interest backdated to when they were supposed to be paid. Madam Temporary Speaker, because of the pressure of time, I do not think I need to elaborate so much on this. However, I need to mention that when this Statement was last here, it was not adjudicated; and that is why it is coming back again. I hope that this time round, the Committee will expedite and process it so that we can get a proper response. Secondly, Madam Temporary Speaker, the company that is specifically mining iron ore in Taita-Taveta County, that is Sangani Company, is carrying away a lot of iron ore. We do not know if after it removes all the iron ore, it will rehabilitate and restore the mining site to the original state. I would like to request the Committee to impress upon the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining to force this company to restore the mining area to the way it was before so that it can be used for---"
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