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Kenya's Mineral Processing Regulations
Because minerals were mined here.
And perhaps to add to that matter, Mr. President, because he mentioned the matter
of Mrima. I think you heard the statement by former Deputy
President Rigathi
Gachagua saying that, uh, there are Niobium minerals in
the Mrima area, which are, uh, worth
about eight trillion. During your recent visit
to New York City, uh, at the
United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, he says that is where you went
to meet investors with the intention that—
Please don't bring me nonsense from a fool like that.
Please, let's talk about something else.
Okay.
He's a complete idiot.
Can you—
I mean, you... I'm sitting here as Kenya's President,
and you're bringing me talk about a madman?
He said, he said, forget that. Listen.
Uh, to tell the truth,
Mineral matters are very important.
What have I done so that we can assist
that
mining sector? I myself said
that in Mrima, we had
minerals.
minerals.
Those that were mined by Best Tenure.
We sold these minerals, and they ran out.
That mine was closed down there. What remained was
a wasteland.
But we have no trace
as a country. When our children tomorrow
ask us,
there were minerals here,
where did they go? What did— how did those minerals benefit us
in what way? We cannot answer.
That is why I have done three things.
First,
I have said that
the minerals of our country, Kenya,
must not be sold without value being added.
That is why we have banned
any export of whatever nature
of minerals from Kenya unless they are processed.
That is why I told the minister, I gave instructions
Minister Joho.
All those involved in matters of mining,
once you are granted a licence, the first step is to give us your plan
for processing here in Kenya.
So,
I want you to understand this.
The step we have taken, many people see it as having
problems. That is why the other day I was told by the people from
Magadi.
I told them there will be no more exporting this stuff.
Let them bring a glass factory— bring it to Kenya.
Let them bring a chemicals factory to Kenya.
And we have already given them the conditions or
instructions on how that will be done.
Um,
I did something else, I cre—I created a law.
The Constitution, section
um, 201, I think.
Sect—Section 201, 202 and 203 of the
Constitution of Kenya.
It says the resources we have
must be shared fairly
between the generations that are here now
and those that are coming.
So I drafted a law and took it to Parliament.
They have passed the law
on the Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Which we have now
passed as a nation
into law.
Now I am setting up the board,
I am setting up the management to ensure
that all minerals
that are found,
um,
are processed here in Kenya. Let us have a share
whose royalties,
a portion will go into the Sovereign Wealth Fund.
For our children and those who will
come after them.
So now we will not repeat the mistakes that were made
here at Best Tenure. So we have a new law
that will protect the rights of Kenyans today
and future Kenyans.
Secondly,
all those who come to Kenya
to partner with us
in mining matters,
including our friends from America,
we have fully agreed with them that
no minerals will leave Kenya unprocessed.
The rights of Kenyans
are the priority
among all those who will come, uh,
to, uh, participate with us in matters of
minerals.
That is the guideline. These other things you are trying to say, oooh,
I do not know what, from other people there, these are matters of
nonsense and stupidity.
Mr. President, um,
Kenyans, or residents of Mombasa County, were very eager for
you to make a visit among—
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Original transcript (Swahili)
Sababu madini yalichimbwa hapa. Na labda ku-kuongezea katika swala hilo Mheshimiwa Rais kwa sababu ametaja swala la Mrima. Nafikiri ulisikia kauli ya former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua kusema kwamba, ah, kuna madini aina ya Niobium katika
maeneo ya Mrima yenye ha-yenye, aaah, worth ya takriban eight trillion. Katika ziara yako ya hivi majuzi, aah, jijini New York, aaah, wa-katika United Nation General Assembly UNGA, anasema ndio ulikwenda kukutana na investors kwa nia ya kwamba-
Tafadhali usiniletee maneno ya mtu mjinga kama huyo. Tafadhali tuongee maneno mengine. Okay. Yule ni mpuzi sana yule. Unaweza-
Yaani wewe una, yaani una, mimi nimeketi hapa Rais wa Kenya unaniletea mambo ya mtu wazimu? Ati alisema, alisema, wacha na hiyo. Sikilizeni. Eehmm, kusema ukweli, mambo ya madini ni mambo ya muhimu sana.
Ni nini nimefanya ndio tuweze kusaidisha ile sekta ya mambo ya madini? Mimi mwenyewe nilisema Mrima pale tulikuwa na
madini. Ile ambayo ilichimbuliwa na Best Tenure. Tukauza haya madini, yakisha. Yule m-ikafungwa pale. Ikabaki sasa ni, eehm, mahame.
Lakini we have no trace as a country. Watoto wetu kesho wakituuliza, kulikuwa na madini hapa, yalikwenda wapi? Nini ili-- hiyo madini ilitufaidi kwa
njia gani? We cannot. Ndio nimefanya mambo matatu. Ya kwanza, nimesema ya kwamba madini ya taifa letu la Kenya
yaziuzuwe bila ya kuongezewa thamani. Ndio sababu tumepiga marufuku any export of whatever nature of minerals from Kenya unless they are processed. Ndio sababu hiyo nimemuambia waziri, nimepatia maagizo
Waziri Joho. Wale wote wanaosika katika mambo ya madini, leseni ukipatiwa, hatua ya kwanza unatupatia mpango wako wa processing hapa Kenya. So,
na nataka ujue hivi. Hatua hiyo tulioichukua, watu wengi wanaona kama iko na matatizo. Ndio hata juzi niliahambiwa wale watu wa kule Magadi. Nilioambia hakuna tena kuexport hii maneno.
Walete kiwanda ya glass wapeleke-- walete Kenya. Walete kiwanda ya chemicals ikuje Kenya. Na tayari tumewapatia masharti ya vile ama maagizo ya vile hiyo itafanyika. Eehm,
nimefanya jambo lingine nikafa-nikaunda sheria. Katiba sehemu ya, eh, mia mbili na moja, nafikiri. Sect-Section 201 and 202 and 203 of the Constitution of Kenya.
Inasema rasilimali tuliyo nayo igawanywe kwa usawa kati ya vizazi ilivyo sasa na zile zinakuja. Ndio nikatengeneza sheria, nikapeleka Bunge.
Sheria wamepitisha ya Sovereign Wealth Fund. Ambayo sasa tumepitisha kama taifa ni sheria.
Sasa hizi natengeneza board, natengeneza management kuhakikisha ya kwamba madini yote ambayo yana, eehm,
yanakuwa processed hapa Kenya. Tuwe na sehemu ambayo royalties yake, sehemu yake itaenda kwenye Sovereign Wealth Fund. Kwa ajili ya watoto wetu na wale watakao kuja baada ya wao.
So sasa hatutarudia tena makosa iliyofanyika hapa katika Best Tenure. So tuko na sheria mpya ambayo italinda haki ya Wakenya wa sasa na Wakenya wa baadaye. Ya pili,
wale wote ambao watakuja Kenya kushirikiana na sisi katika mambo ya madini wakiwemo marafiki zetu wa Marekani, tumekwisha elewana na wao kabisa ya kwamba
hakuna madini yatatoka Kenya unprocessed. Haki ya Wakenya ndio kipaumbele katika wale wote ambao watakuja, eh, ku, eh, shiriki pamoja na sisi katika mambo ya
madini. That is the guideline. Haya mengine unajaribu kusema oooh sijui nini kuso-kutoka kwa watu wengine hapo, haya ni mambo ya porojo na upuuzi. Mheshimiwa Rais, aam,
Wakenya ama wakazi wa kaunti ya Mombasa walikuwa na hamu sana wewe kufanya ziara kati-
