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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, regarding the issue of royalties, I support the Motion entirely. The county government should be able to get at least 20 per cent, but then the community there must also get at least 5 per cent to be able to improve their facilities like schools, hospitals and so on directly without relying on the county. Finally, there is the issue of environment. Last year, the community around where we are going to mine coal, were invited to China to see the mining process in China. I was privileged to accompany them. Environmental conservation is the key to exploitation. There is no point exploiting a mineral then you leave your country in a deplorable condition. When we went to see the mining process in China, we found that all the roads were black, the trees were all black and everything was covered in coal, but the Chinese have done it so cleverly in that they have taken it to Mongolia where people do not live. The population around the areas we are exploiting will be affected negatively by the environment unless we ensure that the technology which will be used is environment friendly. So, I want to urge that environmental conservation be considered even as we talk about exploitation of minerals because even the mining of gold, oil and coal will adversely affect the environment unless we check very carefully. With those few remarks, I support."
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