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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Malava, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Malulu Injendi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to welcome the chiefs in the House, and particularly appreciate the work they do for the country. As I stand here, I acknowledge that I am a son of a chief. The chiefs who are here are very important. I know that there is a way God always rewards them for the work they do like the way He rewarded my father. I am a Member of Parliament. During my father’s reign in the 1970s and 1980s, the chiefs—my father being one of them—had Administration Police (AP) officers on call. When there was a problem in the village, he would easily reach out to them. They would come and help him maintain security, as Hon. Melly has pointed out. The Vice-Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs is here. There are amendments we shall bring to this House that involve the village elders to be recognised and remunerated. They should include a clause to the amendments to ensure that chiefs also have AP officers at their disposal as they serve the country. They deal with very difficult situations such as land matters, which result in fights and deaths where I come from. Otherwise, I welcome the chiefs to the House. I encourage them to continue performing their duties and ensure that their children acquire education, so that they can reach the highest levels such as being the president of this country. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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