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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for allowing me to contribute to this Bill in support. This is a Bill that people need to have traveled to Paris which is the Capital City of France. It is also the Headquarters of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). It is there you get to know what happens and very many cultures which are intertwined in the world. That is why we can relate. I have been there quite a number of times. I feel like we have a long way to go in terms of catching up in order to know what happens in the whole world and countries which earn money from natural environment as it is captured by this Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, until we rediscover ourselves, we shall always be labouring to get money and doing a lot of work without succeeding. When you go to Europe, you will see that rivers have been canalized to seas. For example, you can afford to sail from the Port of Basel of River Rhine in Switzerland all the way through Germany and France until you get to Amsterdam. As you sail along, you get to know what happens in the neighbourhood. You pass through various vineyards and take wine as you travel and that is amazing. The River itself also exposes one to vary many cultures in central Europe. It is used as a mode of transport and this is what we are asking for. We need to make use of the environment. That is the same River that has made Switzerland, which is landlocked, a rich country. Most of us here have been to Switzerland very many times. We have gone to Geneva, Zurich and other majors towns because Switzerland is a peaceful country. Because there is not a common sea, they have to make sure that they are protected and make friendship with the neighbours. As a result of that, Switzerland is protected by European countries and that is what we are seeking to do here in East Africa. A tributary of River Rhine called Maine – some of you might know that geography – is canalized to a point where it is connected to River Danube, the largest river in Europe. So, it is possible to move from the hinterland Port of Basel all the way to Hungary, Bulgaria and other countries in central Europe. They are making use of the rivers and doing it uninterrupted and with such scientific precision. If we can do so to the 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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