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    "id": 406784,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Machage",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Gisuka Machage",
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    "content": "Correct, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I withdraw and apologise. The truth may be very painful. Indeed, there have been skewed allocations of awards in the past. God forbid, if you are from the marginalised and minority groups who are intentionally not recognized because you do not matter at all. I am concerned about Section 15 where it says:- “A person who held a national honour conferred by the President prior to the commencement of this Act, will continue to hold the honour under this Act.” The National Honours Advisory Committee, while making recommendations shall take cognizance of the existing stock levels and recommend nominees not exceeding two-thirds for the medals. I would expect the number of medals to be legally, a certain number. This is a statement that is subject to abuse by the authorities that be. You may get the real impact of recognition that we so desire by this Act. I would like this to be a subject of future discussions, but this is a good beginning. However, at least, we have a law governing recognition of the honourable people who have excelled in certain lines of their expertise. In so doing, let it be a national exercise and not an exercise of recognising members of the ruling party. I support."
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