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    "id": 812839,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support the Statement by Sen. (Prof.) Ekal, even though I am saddened that we now only debate under Standing Order 46(2)(a). This basically means that we cannot track outcomes of the discussions that we robustly and elaborately spent a bit of time on. In fact under Standing Order 46(2)(a), our only hope is that we can highlight issues and they get the attention they deserve. Sometimes you would be kind enough to commit these statements to committees. However, I am also wondering when we will go back to having our Statements under Standing Order 46(2)(b) so that we can track performance on some of the outcomes of what we have been crying for. With that said, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to support Sen. (Prof.) Ekal for bringing this Statement. In the last 40 years, historical data shows that there has been a negative correlation between the GDP of resource exporting countries – not all countries, of course – and the economic growth of certain countries. Countries like Norway or countries in the Gulf perhaps have positive correlations because of the nature of their Governments, which are monarchies. However, if we do not do something about the issue that has manifested itself in the blockage of the trucks, we risk going down the path of the oil becoming a curse, which has been very elaborately talked about by Senators who spoke before me. The reason why this is so – in all the literature available – is that in every instance where there is no inclusivity and the public has not participated sufficiently, then these ugly incidences rear their head. However, with regard to the natural resource rich countries where they encourage efficient redistribution, we do not see these incidents. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that the people of Turkana are very smart and they have used this opportunity of the oil trucks to highlight their issues. However – and I stand corrected – it is not necessarily the oil or its transportation that is the problem. It is 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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