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    "id": 1062070,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1062070/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion as amended by the Senate. Tough times call for tough measures. Throughout last year, I think our country received a lot of accolades for the management of this pandemic as opposed to many others not just in the region but world over. I think at some point, we let our guard down because we had been doing well in terms of managing the disease, keeping the numbers down and even in terms of the kind of healthcare we were able to get. Madam Temporary Speaker, at that point, we had the Ad Hoc Committee. The Ad Hoc Committee of the Senate which I was chairing, was the one institution or body representing this institution that had a bird’s eye view over all the aspects of the COVID- 19 pandemic in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, we interacted with all areas, economic issues, the health issues, the social issues, security and human rights. At that time, you could tell that even the Executive was really taking the cue that the House was setting throughout that period until the Committee ended its mandate under Sen. Kasanga. The concern that there still needs to be oversight must be stated even at this point because I support the President's initiative to lock down the country. In as much as it is difficult, I think we all need to understand that it is never in any government's interest to"
}