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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "minerals and other natural resources must benefit the communities and the country at large, not just inventors and a few people that can perhaps invest in the shares of the exploration or the mining companies. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am proud of this Senate for having spearheaded very good legislation that is quite modern in its own right. There was registration around the Local Content Bill by Sen. Moi that is modern law governing mineral resource extraction and sharing of resources with local communities. It also looks at certain climate issues and sustainability frameworks within which modern mining should happen for it not to become a curse on us but to become a source of revenue and wealth creation for ourselves. Madam Temporary Speaker, there was mention of coal which exists in our country. This is an area that we need to guard against and an area that modern mining should start looking at; whether or not this country should go down the path of coal extraction, given the heavy footprint that coal mining has on our environment and thus becoming very unsustainable. There are arguments that other countries and civilizations were bought on coal mining. However, we do not have to go through that path to rubbish what we can do with renewable energy and other energies. On that note, I would like to congratulate our country because the energy mix is renewable. For a country like ours which is still developing but still taking that right to manage and to contribute to sustainable and good environment for our future generations, it is very commendable. Therefore, I stand to support and hope that in future, as we look at modernizing our laws, we look at all aspects, not just in mining and mineral extraction but all our laws should start looking at issues of sustainability, public participation, issues of our communities benefiting from the proceeds as opposed to becoming just extracted and, therefore, the mining does not become just an extractive industry but an industry that creates wealth and prosperity and also does not bring conflict on our borders. I thank you. I support and second this Motion."
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