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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Navakholo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the National Lottery Bill (National Assembly Bill No.69 of 2023) on the basis of the three items that are constituted in it. It proposes the establishment of the National Lottery Board and the National Lottery Fund. This means that the Bill is well co-ordinated so that the outcome of whatever we are going to pass is feasible. It also means that the Lottery shall undertake operations, the board shall coordinate the Lottery and the funds will be co-ordinated in such a way that whatever will be collected out of the Lottery shall be put into prudent use or good cause as per the Bill. It will also be accounted for in a very orderly way. The Bill provides for how the funds shall be used for good causes. One good cause that is provided in the Bill that has caught my attention is the ability to provide care and protection for the physically and mentally affected, the aged, orphans and the vulnerable. Anybody can get mental disability at any time. We are all mentally unstable. It only depends on the degree as prescribed by the doctor. What matters is that should such a situation happen, the Bill has provided that the funds shall be applied to support anyone who happens to be under such a situation. We have allocated resources under the social protection agenda of the Government through the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) but they are not enough. The addition of 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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