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    "id": 33622,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kabando wa Kabando",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 31,
        "legal_name": "Kabando wa Kabando",
        "slug": "kabando-kabando"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to endorse the nomination of Rev. Kobia. It is very important to give rewards even in places of work. It is important to give merit. For those who have stood and have the requisite credentials and have had the courage to be torch bearers for the reform movement, it is important to give them a chance. That chance cannot be compromised because of some controversies that may deviate from the main issue. The question here is integrity; whether the person is qualified and whether that individual has the courage to face the task ahead. It may also be important to note that we do not need to be very worried about the criticism that may come from other sectors. I think that is an important criticism. We do not need to be worried. We can only do our responsibility and our duty. Those other organs, be they the civil society or the media, they also have a responsibility in this new dispensation to engage with what we as Parliament do. Rev. Kobia has had his credentials endorsed previously by organs that were completely independent of the conservative and negative forces that were blocking reforms. That is an important reason to consider when we are doing appointments. Some of our worries have been that we recycle individuals because they have been baptized in a political process and, therefore, we just give them positions for ethnic and patronage considerations. However, this is a different case. He is an individual who is recognized nationally, regionally, continentally and internationally for his integrity and his firm position on making the State accountable in dealings of public affairs. I strongly support."
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