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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply."
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"content": "(a) Although several companies have been licensed to prospect for Gypsum in Bura area of Tana River County, the Ministry has noted that there are some companies which are carrying out prospecting and mining activities without licences. There are also companies which are using exploration licence to carry out mining activities contrary to the Mining Act, Cap. 306 of the Laws of Kenya. On 1st October, 2010, the Ministry issued a directive to all District Commissioners (DC) and Officers in Charge of Police Divisions (OCPDs) to investigate and arrest anyone found to be prospecting and/or mining without relevant licences. A list of licensed miners was provided to guide the crackdown on the illegal operations. Mining companies are responsible for rehabilitating mined areas as stipulated in the Environmental Management Plans that they submit. The District Environment Officers ensure that mined areas in their respective areas of jurisdiction are rehabilitated by the mining companies."
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"content": "(b) Among the conditions for issuance of prospecting and mining licences is the requirement for land owners’ or communities’ consent as the people to be affected by the intended activity. Local community consultation is also a requirement during Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. As a result, local community consultations and negotiations with the companies were part of the prerequisite conditions for allowing companies to resume operations."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, after a fact-finding visit by the mining group from 10th to 11th May, 2011, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) issued Stop Orders on mining activities in Bura District vide letters referenced NEMA/5/4/Vol.II of 16th May, 2011 to eight companies namely; Yamata Gypsum Limited, Hilaa Mining Company Limited, Dajachana Mining Company, M/s Fataha Mining and Construction Company Limited, Delta Mining Company, Wakasha Mining and Construction Company Limited, Amka Ventures Limited and Athi Stores Limited. NEMA ordered those companies to:- (i) Immediately stop mining activities in Bura District until they adequately decommissioned the previous sites to the satisfaction of the Environmental Inspectors. (ii) Carry out Environmental Impact Assessment for any new mining sites and where EIA licence will be issued, licence conditions will be strictly adhered to. (iii) Fence off the disused excavations in accordance to the Mining Safety Regulations No.4(i) parts (a) and (e); and, (iv) Erect beacons at the new sites bearing the details of the company and all relevant licence numbers according to Mining Safety Regulations No.23 and No.24. Since then NEMA and other relevant Government department officers have made three visits to the area on 9th June, 6th July and 20th July 2011 accompanied by the local communities to assess compliance of the mining companies with the order. (c) Of the eight companies issued with Stop Orders by NEMA, five of them namely, Hilaa Mining and Construction Company Limited, Dajachana Mining Company, Delta Mining Company, Wakasha Mining and Construction Company Limited and Athi Stores have been cleared to resume mining. Letters for lifting the ban for the first four companies are referenced NEMA 5/11/Vol.II of 20th July, 2011, whereas for Athi Stores it is referenced NEMA/EA/5/2/4738 dated 16th January, 2011. In addition, NEMA vide letter NEMA/5/7/Vol.III, dated 26th July, 2011 gave M/s Fataha Mining and Construction Company Limited two months’ authority to transport the mined Gypsum."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, this has been a very long journey, and I just want you to bear with me. I raised this issue in February, 2009, and the then Minister gave an assurance to this House that he was going to visit Bura, and that the problems that bedevil the mining industry in Bura were going to be something of the past. The Ministry did nothing and I raised again this issue in October, 2010; that was one-and-a-half years down the line, when the Assistant Minister, Prof. Kamar, was then compelled to visit Bura to give an assessment of what the mining of gypsum in Bura Constituency was like."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, last November, when the Assistant Minister was answering the Question, you gave an order that, among other things, this Assistant Minister should provide the reports by NEMA that cleared the companies and allowed them to resume operations, and also give evidence of consultations with the local communities that allowed the so-called lifting of the ban that was then enforced by NEMA. What the Assistant Minister has done is only to re-read the answer. So, where are the documents that you were asked to table in this House?"
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to the records we have, Bura people were consulted on 15th September, 2010, during Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in various places, and also by various agencies, including NEMA, the Kenya Forest Service and the Coast Development Authority. Also---"
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"content": "(Mr. Duale stood up in his place)"
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"content": "What is it, hon. Member for Dujis?"
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