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    "id": 305374,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/305374/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Namwamba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, because I am not armed with my electronic card, I will contribute from the Dispatch Box. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to second this very historic Bill. I want to start by really applauding the Mover of this Bill, hon. Amina Abdalla, for the length of time that she has travelled in this Bill and if, indeed, a Bill can be described as a baby of any hon. Member, then this Bill can be described as the baby of hon. Amina Abdalla. So, really, it is in order to applaud her contribution to this Bill. Secondly, it has long been said that Members of Parliament are fond of travelling to foreign countries on study missions that really have got no benefit to this country. I want today to stand here and say that if there is any Bill that is the product of study missions undertaken by any committee of this House, then this Bill is. The Committee undertook very fruitful study missions to Zambia, United Kingdom (UK), the House of Commons and, out of those consultations, the Committee was able to learn some very useful lessons of how other legislatures within the Commonwealth handle this very critical matter of statutory instruments or delegated legislation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore, I really want to say that, as a committee, we are extremely proud of this particular piece of legislation, which is"
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