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"content": "Hon. Fatuma Zainab of Migori. She is not here. She forfeits the opportunity. She had four minutes to go. Hon. Martin Owino, are you here for the gold? Go ahead."
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"content": "Yes, Hon. Nabii. Is it for the Bill? I have given the Floor to Hon. Martin Owino. You will speak thereafter."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. As it stands, mining gold in every part of the country is in a mess. Those people are desperate and looking for how to survive. They go into caves that collapse and many are killed. Some are maimed and disabled because they are looking for gold. When I look at the Bill, I believe it is going to bring order to the mining industry. The Bill seeks to establish an institutional and legal framework to organise the mining, gold collection, purification, smelting, fabrication, and registration of the whole business of the people struggling to mine gold. This is lacking right now. There are small pockets of areas in my constituency thought to have gold. People go into these areas and start mining due to desperation. Many times, when it rains, the holes collapse and people die. In my submission, I thank the Committee for all the observations and recommendations presented in the Bill. Establishing that regulatory framework will put everything in order. Sometimes, middle-men blackmail these people when they get some little cash from mining. In fact, we have to come to their rescue. I hope this will be fast-tracked so that our people are not exploited as they struggle to mine. With those few remarks, I want to say this is a good Bill. I urge other Members to support it. It will bring order to the industry. The whole country will also gain from the order."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. You are aware that parts of Kakamega have some gold deposits. However, we have lost a number of productive people because the business has been done crudely, haphazardly and by exploitative forces. The community, the county government and the country have lost people and revenue. Some of the people who have engaged our local people in mining are basically smugglers. The Bill could not have come at a better time. Therefore, I thank Hon. Shinali and Members of the Committee for bringing it to this House. We know western Kenya has been discriminated in other developments. I see this as a God-sent opportunity that no one can take away from us. We will improve the lives of our people if we realign, smoothen the activity, and have a legal framework to mine gold. We will also improve the per capita income of the people of Lurambi and Ikolomani in Kakamega, those in Bondo and other parts of Siaya, as well as those in Migori and some parts of Homa The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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