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    "id": 612270,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dawood",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdul Rahim Dawood",
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    "content": "I spoke to the Cabinet Secretary last week, but something is not right here. I would not wish to do it, but I wish hunting was allowed so that, at least, we can sort out a few of these problems. The animals can be confined to game parks and forests instead of straying to people’s farms. We have drought on our hands. I like this environmental bond. That is the right direction to go because many people think that we, being the developing countries, are free places where they can dump their waste and do a lot of other things which would not normally be done in the developed countries. This would go a long way if we get people, companies or industries, to put a bond so that at least we are sure if there is environmental degradation or any other ill effects of the industry, they can be held responsible. I would even propose that we put penalties so that we can at least safeguard our people. The other thing regards deforestation. It is good that in the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) there is two per cent allocated to environment. This is the time to plant trees, like we have done in my constituency in the last two weeks. We gave a lot of money for tree planting. What we need is more effort from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. They need to give us more trees so that we can plant and get the 10 per cent cover which is necessary. With those few remarks, I thank you and I support."
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