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    "id": 327703,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/327703/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kabando wa Kabando",
    "speaker_title": "46 Wednesday, 10th October, 2012(A) The Assistant Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kabando wa Kabando",
        "slug": "kabando-kabando"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill by my great friend, Dr Laboso. I want to congratulate her for this very insightful initiative. As we progressively implement the Constitution, there will, obviously, be important legislative steps that we will need to take in order to cause the Government to move towards the direction of putting in place programmes that will either synergize what exists already and is spread across various dockets and projects in the system, or bring complementary ideas like hers. Listening to the hon. Member moving the Motion, it was obvious that she had done her research very well and looked at the global best practices. She even cited neighbouring countries like Ethiopia which you cannot say have as much money as some first world countries. They are at our level, but they still take steps to ensure that they mainstream the underprivileged. I was in that country recently to attend a conference on youth issues, which have been cited in this Bill. I know that although we have had our major achievements in the area of bringing up the youth, women and children to the mainstream through legal and the programmes that give them some empowerment---"
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