{"id":1091174,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1091174/?format=json","text_counter":122,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Prof.) Ekal","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13226,"legal_name":"Malachy Charles Ekal Imana","slug":"malachy-charles-ekal-imana"},"content":"Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving the chance to congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Zani for this Bill. I support this Bill from the outset and hope that it is going to see the light of day as other Senators have said. A natural resource is not given resource in a particular locality. As such, it should benefit the people who benefit in that locality. Unfortunately, a lot of the resource in this country are taken by others. The local community is usually left without any support; they do not gain much from the local resources. It is very unfortunate that things like that happen. You would"}