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    "content": "All the problems we have had in this country are largely centered on land. Putting land and environment in the Draft Constitution is a milestone. We need to go further after we pass this Draft Constitution to ensure that we make or enact the relevant laws that will make sure that we manage our land sustainably. Therefore, we will need to put in place, as early as possible, a land use policy that will ensure that we use our land sustainably. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as of now we have mismanaged our land resources very badly. Unless we go back to the drawing board and come up with very prudent measures to conserve our land and the environment, this country is at risk. I also want to highlight the importance of enforcement of environmental rights. We have taken for granted the environment in this country. Everybody in this country seems not to realise the importance of the environment. At least, in this Chapter we are now recognizing that an environmental right is a very important right and we must make sure that these rights are enforced. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in this regard I believe that the environment is so crucial to this country and the world in total. Unless we conserve our environment, the future is very bleak. I believe we need a National Commission on Environment and Climate Change to be enshrined in our Constitution. This is because climate change is something that will change this world. It is a reality. It is not something that will be there for only one decade. It will be there for many decades. So I believe we need a fully fledged National Environment and Climate Change Commission to be enshrined in this Constitution. I will be taking that liberty to propose an amendment to include this Commission in this Constitution. On the issue of representation, I laud the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Review for the good job they did on this aspect. I want to acknowledge the concerns that have been raised by people from various marginalized areas where the formula that has been proposed may not be appropriate because of the vastness of the area and the adverse conditions of those areas. But I think when we were at Kabete; we were able to come up with modalities on how best to use the formula but give exceptions for those marginalized and areas with unique characteristics. So, I believe it is a very important area and we need to look into it. On representation, I also believe that we need equality. We have some constituencies that are so large that one Member is not adequate. I believe the Interim Independent Boundaries Commission (IIBRC) will be able to look into this aspect. For example, my constituency, Emuhaya, has almost 300,000 people. I believe that is not fair for one Member of Parliament. This is the case not only for Emuhaya, but many other constituencies. We need to come up with an equalization measure to ensure that representation is good. On the Executive, I am very happy with this document. For the first time, we have separated the Judiciary, the Executive and the Legislature."
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