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    "id": 473007,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/473007/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lomwa",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1602,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Samal Lomwa",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Bill. I know that the spirit of public participation is very important in this. The concern of the people is that this is an improvement to the previous laws that existed. The spirit itself is encouraging and, therefore, the Bill is good and it has the capacity to streamline and transform the mining sector. The Bill has seen the potential. There is quite a lot of opportunities in research, investment and exploration of the mineral resources countrywide. This is particularly identified in the pastoralist and arid areas where there is quite a lot of potential. It also offers a strategic economic asset for the improvement of the economic prosperity of this nation, particularly the Jubilee agenda of realizing the double digit growth. It is only through investment in the mining sector that we will be able to realize that. We need, however, to introduce amendments in order to give prominence to this Bill. Participation is a constitutional requirement. Information needs to be availed that will inform the decisions made in this House during this debate. This Bill, indeed, is long overdue. The Bill will provide serious legal commitments that will bind and guide management of natural resources in our country. The country will be transformed as has been mentioned. We will then realize economic prospects. There will be no more manipulation without knowledge and notification in the mining sector. The local people have great fear only when it comes to resource sharing and compensatory rights. Alternatives must be given on the basis of workable options. We should not just issue mere statements but, rather, we should provide for this in the interest of those who are directly and indirectly affected. The locales need to be educated on the content of this law and avoid manipulation and exploitation. We should ensure that the benefits accrued are shared equitably. I support."
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