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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Bill very strongly. Before I do so, I thank Sen. (Dr.) Zani for her effort in this Bill. I also thank the Committee for many hours they spent in collecting all the data that led to formulation of this Bill. This, indeed, is a very important Bill. It has a future in it and it is one of the Bills that we must address with brevity. The Senator for Machakos County, who has just spoken, talked in a manner to suggest that everybody here is going to freeze and stop working because whatever we do will be stolen by corruption. We do not want to go that way. Where I come from, there is a saying that once you have been chased by a black buffalo, next time, you see anything black behind you, you think it is the same buffalo chasing you. This is an attitude that we should not shy away from. We should not be afraid to exploit natural resources in our country for fear of the fact that whatever we get might be exploited by corruption. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill has got all the tenets of exploiting new territories in material and also the possibility of working out and putting in place people of integrity that will follow the law. In fact, this Bill will put a law in place that, perhaps, will take care of all the loopholes that have been exploited by corruption agents. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one of the devastating things that happen when natural resources are exploited is destruction of the environment. I am sure that this Bill will address some of the things that might do disservice to the exploitation of natural resources. We should not just get attached to the value of our natural resources and lose the whole environmental aspect of the country that remains. I will be happy if we put in place regulations that guide the restitution of the land that has been used to extract natural resources. This land should be reconstituted once 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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