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    "id": 629620,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lentoimaga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": "The other issue is about the Cabinet Secretary who has been given a lot of powers in this Bill. The Bill says that the CS may authorise a person in writing to make surveys, investigate and test measurements in search of geothermal resources for purposes of the authorised persons to enter into land specified by the Authority. Of course, in exercising these powers, the CS gets advice from the regulatory authority. The Bill also says that the CS can carry out geological surveys and other things in connection with survey such as investigating, testing and taking measurements. In areas that I have just mentioned, many people have been exploiting the communities. They conduct explorations without permission or even without informing members of the communities. Article 35 of the Constitution talks about public participation, which is very important. The communities must be sensitised before the Government ventures into any kind of undertaking or activity. We need to look into this matter, so that companies that will be undertaking exploratory activities with the authority of the CS can involve the communities within the areas of operations. Geothermal power and other natural resources could be located in areas where communities value them or consider them holy. They could be areas where the local communities valued them. Therefore, the communities should be consulted. This will help to avoid conflicts. In many instances where exploration has been done, say, geothermal energy, some investors have done so for their own benefit and not for the benefit the community living there. Some of the land is not registered. Therefore, these people exploit the local communities as they extract minerals and energy resources. We need to come up with ways of ensuring that local communities are fully involved in exploration and extraction of energy resources. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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