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    "id": 491272,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to make a contribution to this Motion. From the outset, I support this Motion which is a very important report laid in the House. I want to congratulate and thank the Committee by looking at the depth and breadth of the report. It is clear that a lot of work has been put in this Report thus making it a report worth noting in the House. It expands what we understand about natural resources. This country is blessed with solids, liquids, flora and fauna, things in the space and on the surface. Therefore, it is important that we adopt this Report which stipulates how we should handle these natural resources. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am in agreement with the recommendation that says that we are expected to pass a lot of legislation and regulations to maximize the exploitation of natural resources. I am aware that exploitation of natural resources is a new phenomenon. Therefore, we will have to look at all aspects in trying to maximize it. One of the areas is that of audit. We are aware that this country has not made maximum profits out of some of the products we have in the country. One of the reasons is that we do not have adequate and sufficient legislation to enable us get maximum results from natural resources. It is important that we develop the process of auditing especially in minerals like oil. This is a very cumbersome and difficult process which requires expert personnel. Auditing of oil does not only involve auditing the number of barrels but the quantities of crude oil that come from the ground and their grades. It is important that we know how to do it because it is here where we lose the value of products. It is important that this Report is adopted so that we can maximize and get full benefits from the natural resources in the country. As mentioned by my colleagues who have spoken before, it is important to be careful on how we handle these resources because from history in other countries, they have been causes of strife rather than unity. Therefore, we must be careful in this country. We should make these resources as unifying factors rather than factors that are going to divide the country. I support this Motion to adopt this Report because it has useful factors that can be used for the maximum utilization of natural resources in this country. With those few remarks, I support."
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