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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Mungatana was asking about the side effects of Jatropha. To the best of my knowledge, nothing adverse has been reported in as far the planting and use of Jatropha is concerned. Here we are dealing with organic material. Nobody has come out to demonstrate that they are some serious side effects to Jatropha. If there is any evidence, it can be brought to our attention. But as I am talking now, we do not have any proven scientific evidence. Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I get to Dr. Nuh, let me go to Dr. Khalwale on the issue of compensation from the countries that benefit from Lake Victoria. There is the Lake Victoria Basin Agreement which was signed between several countries that use its waters. There have been negotiations that have been ongoing and I do not want to pre- empt their outcome. You know that there are countries whose survival solely depends on the Nile waters. These are countries like Sudan and Egypt. Those countries are very vulnerable. Like in Egypt, a big chunk of the country is a desert and it is only through the use of the waters of the Nile that they are able to plant and grow food for their people. So, we must also be compassionate as we ask for compensation because we must also appreciate the vulnerability of the countries that depend on the waters of Lake Victoria."
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