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    "id": 1521546,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "We must agree that in the spirit of protecting the independence of media, under Articles 34 and 35, they must also be responsible. That is why we are hesitant to regulate the media. We believe they should have self-regulation. I know of colleagues who have taken the media to court over misinformation and misrepresentation of facts. It is not hard. We respect and we celebrate the media. They are a medium of communication. They communicate to the people. As the proceedings continue in this House; it is media that we rely on to communicate through national televisions or local dialects. You saw yesterday and on many occasions, even in television interviews, when somebody made a glaring misinformation. However, the journalists were not seeking evidence to that effect. I do not think Mambo Mbotela envisaged a media that can be used as a tool of incitement. He envisaged a media that could rely on, accurate, verified and, most importantly, information that would protect the integrity of media in the country. We are not saying people should not criticise Parliament or the Judiciary or any other sector. We agree they have a role to play. However, we as a country, must demand that the media reports, accurate, verified and information with integrity. So, in the celebration of the life of Mambo Mbotela, we must do things that when he ask “ Je, huu ni ungwana ?” We would carry ourselves as leaders with dignity, respect and we must build the nation. I think that was the clarion call of the late Mambo Mbotela. I want to call upon national heroes to continue to award Mambo Mbotela posthumously with the highest honours so that many young journalists who are with us now can aspire to be at the level of Mambo Mbotela. With those very many remarks, as I second. I wish the family of late Mambo Mbotela the grace that surpasses human understanding. As they mourn their father, their husband, their grandfather, they also have a hope that the country continues to celebrate the great strides and achievements in the media industry. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, I second."
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