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    "id": 617740,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Omulele",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Omulele",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity to speak to this important proposal of law. It has been said many times that the future wars in this world will be fought over resources. It has also been said that the Third World War will be fought over water. One of the biggest natural resources in the world is water and we all require it on a daily basis. However, as it is, we may not. The sources of this resource have been depleted and destroyed by human inhabitation and activity. Article 71 of our Constitution seeks to protect natural resources in our country. This is a well thought out proposal. This is a Bill that we must pass and, first, I must say that I support it. Hon. Speaker, if we do not protect this resource and continue to destroy our natural habitat for flora and fauna, the future generations of this country will have nothing to fall back on. The exploitation of our resources in this country must be debated in this House from a researched point of view. When we license the exploitation of a particular resource, we should be well informed and we should act in the interest of ourselves as presently constituted in this country and for the future generations. The exploitation is systematic. It must be for the benefit of the current and future generations. Therefore, it is a matter of giving notice to this House that the forest cover has been depleted and climate patterns in this country have changed as Hon. Ottichilo, who spoke before me has said. He has been very passionate about climate. We all note that climate in this country is really changing. We recently experienced El Nino rains which caused havoc in our country. These are the efforts we should make to mitigate the effect that we may experience in our country. If you look at Article 71, you will find that this is a law that all of us must pass in one accord. I, therefore, support we should do this. Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity."
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