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    "id": 968374,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/968374/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwangi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 75,
        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move:- THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on the 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development on Modern Mining Law and Policy held in Geneva, Switzerland from 16th to 18th, October, 2018. This was a very interesting AGM in that it taught Kenya a lot of things. From the Conference, it came out that Kenya can very easily sustain itself and its economy with minerals. When you look at this country, we have many minerals. We have gold in the former Western Province; coal in Kitui County; titanium in Kwale, and we have a lot of fertilizer deposits in Nyandarua County. The Government needs to put a little bit more effort to ensure that the mineral deposits we have in Kenya have been exploited for the purposes of improving the economy of this country. Today, Kenya is suffering from having an ailing economy and if these minerals are exploited; if the Government puts in some money into mining, the economy can improve. Mining can in itself, sustain the economy of this country, create jobs and make everybody comfortable, economically. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am pleased to present and share the contents of the Committee’s report on the 4th Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development on Modern Mining Law and Policy. The forum was organised by the IGF secretariat and hosted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) at the Palais des Nations, Geneva. The delegation made the following observations: Parliament enacted the Mining Act No. 12 of 2016, which is a fairly robust legislation and current in order to address most of the challenges prevalent in the mining sector. Some of the participants during the forum either had mineral legislations which were not up to date or were in the process of reviewing them in order to align them to the dynamic challenges in the current world. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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