Rev. Rev. Julius Murgor

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was also explaining the second question. So, on the third one, the residents of Marigat can benefit from those natural resources in several ways. There is employment, infrastructure, promotion of businesses and high standards of living. Additional benefits during mining include royalty earning by the community, the county council, development in the area and social improvement. Thank you. view
• 25 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the square kilometres are awarded according to requests. So, it depends on what the company asked for. It also depends on what they want to explore and how far it covers in the area. view
• 25 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, it also depends on what is available. As you can see from our findings on the ground, there is not really much going on in that particular area. It could be that miners are not finding much there and so, they just retreat slowly. So, I am sure that if miners find something, then we can actually talk and work out the modalities with the people on the ground as to how they will benefit when we find serious interested miners or explorers. view
• 25 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I had mentioned, we advised the particular company to seek help from the DC’s office so that, maybe, the DC could work out as to what security situation would help him or help this particular company; so, we gave our advice as best as we could at that time. view
• 25 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, we did, and that is why we are able to report, even though we cannot really say authoritatively as to how much quantity there is. So, we did but found that there is, but as to the quantity, we are really not authoritative on that. view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I apologize very sincerely for coming late. When the Question was first asked, the answer was still on the way. I apologize. view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I apologize very sincerely for coming late. When the Question was first asked, the answer was still on the way. I apologize. view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Although several companies had been licensed to transport 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 licenses to carry out mining activities contrary to the Mining Act, Cap.306, Laws of Kenya. On 1st October, 2010, the Ministry issued a directive to all--- view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Although several companies had been licensed to transport 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 licenses to carry out mining activities contrary to the Mining Act, Cap.306, Laws of Kenya. On 1st October, 2010, the Ministry issued a directive to all--- view
• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to concentrate on part “b”. The Ministry is aware that all companies in Bura were to be involved and consulted before allowing them to resume operations. However, those companies were allowed to resume operations without such consultations and a detailed assessment. I have, therefore, instructed officers to carry out an assessment to ascertain whether the companies have fully complied with the conditions set out in the ban. The officers will, in addition, consult the communities with a view to addressing their concerns which led to the ban. The companies will only be allowed to resume ... view