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    "id": 491312,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/491312/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 232,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this Report, which is voluminous and detailed. Such a report should not end up in a dustbin. It should not only be scrutinized by the Committee and the Senate, but also taken to the relevant department in the Ministry, so that we can make use of it. It is very important and useful and has long lasting benefits. What we are discussing here is about natural resources and their benefits. We cannot get the benefits until we compare ourselves with those other countries which already have minerals or natural resources exploited, the benefits accrued from the same and what is possible to be accrued from Kenya in areas where such natural resources exist. We have areas where exploitation has taken place through proper prospecting of minerals and natural resources. Here in Kenya, we have some areas which have been geo- mapped and identified as potential areas where minerals may exist. We have the necessary aquifers and wells, but the problem has been uncertainty from the same areas, in the sense that some of these minerals are located in very dry areas. Some of the areas are prone to continuous clashes and the would-be prospectus may fear to engage in perpetual warfare in the pursuit of minerals which later on would benefit the Republic. If peace were to be maintained, I am sure that minerals in some unknown areas would be discovered. Madam Temporary Speaker, examples have been drawn by those who have spoken. For example, we have had problems in Katanga in the Republic of Congo because some people would like to control the minerals. Some high-ranking Government officials would also like to control the export of the minerals at the expense of the areas where these minerals are located. The same thing has happened in Zambia. As a result, exploitation of minerals in Africa has been so much detrimental to the communities where these minerals are found, compared to what happens in Europe and America. If you compare Africa with Europe, Australia and America, you will find that there is a very great contrast between where the minerals are found and the benefits accruing to the same community. In Germany, we have the Ruhr Industrial Region. It is the most industrialized region in the world because of the prevalent exploitation and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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