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    "content": "again back to useful land. Otherwise, examples abound everywhere; we know that states or countries which have not taken care of the environment as they exploit natural resources have had to spend much more than what they got from natural resources to reconstitute their environment. Some have even lost it altogether. One example is the oil state in Nigeria. That state was once a very productive coastal state in Nigeria which used to produce a lot of yams and other things that were useful food products for the people of southern Nigeria. The exploration and exploitation of oil in Nigeria completely decimated entirely. In fact, 90 per cent of the state is no longer useful for the citizens of that state. You can get some of the biggest ruffians and the rise of insecurity and terrorism arising from the members who have been displaced by a spoiled environment in Nigeria. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I hope that this Bill will address some of those issues so that we do not become victims as well, more so, now that we have been blessed with oil in the dry Turkana land. I do not how what sand and oil mixed together will be of any use to any of the people of Turkana. So, it is very important that this Bill addresses the environmental concerns that come with the exploitation of a natural resource. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the natural resource that this country holds is in raw material when extracted. It has been shown that the biggest benefit of natural resources goes to those who refine natural resources which have been extracted. One of the things that have been extracted raw, in this country, is the documentary films that are being screened all over the world. The one that I know of is about the life of young labourers from conception until they are mature and die; it is one of the most popular NationalGeographics documents. The National Geographics document generates close to $28 million annually. That film was generated in Maasai Mara in Kenya which I do not think even got $1 million from the episode. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we must not only be able to extract natural resources that we have in the country, but also be careful enough so that we get the maximum benefit out it. The wildebeest migration which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World that we know is an event that happens within our borders. At the moment, it generates money worldwide in all television stations. The famous National Geographics is being used as one of the entertaining projects in the world over. I can say with complete assurance that money is made out of the product which is a natural resource of this country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am so grateful that this Bill will address ways in which we can tap our natural resource when it is still in its raw form and when it has been refined so that we get some products out of it. So, the sharing should not only be on natural products, but also on refined products. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am also aware that this Bill seeks to share out resources coming from natural resources immediately after production. In other words, the resources must be shared at the point of source so that we do not end up with another problem again where we have to sit down and do another division of natural resources products. We are already doing division of revenue in this country. Natural resources are one of the things that we should not go a long circuitous way to attain these products. I hope that the authority here will formulate ways in which benefits accruing from natural 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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