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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Abdalla",
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        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
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    "content": "that we do not deal with heroes on a case by case basis, or deal with them when they really do not need us. When one is dead usually they do not need much from this world. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we now have set criteria on how a hero can be identified. Unfortunately, this Bill does not define who a hero is. It only refers us to the section that declares one a hero, but does not say what a hero should be. On the issue of honours, we do not have criteria, as a country, on how to deal with honours. In fact, in the Ninth Parliament, we were told by hon. ole Kaparo that if a Private Member moves a Bill, and is able to have it enacted, he would be recommended for national honours – those that they give on 12th December every year. During the 10th Parliament, because those of us who moved Bills were not very popular with the leadership then, we were not given anything. I know that with this Bill, there is hope of being recognised for moving two Bills and having them enacted in this House. So, the issue of discretion will be dealt with this time. The worst part of it is that if you served as a Cabinet Minister, or an Assistant Minister, like hon. Mbadi, for merely two months, you would still be given an award. If you did not serve in that position, or you served at the wrong time of the year--- Hon. Kamama served as Minister for one-and-a-half months. He does not have an EGH because he served at the wrong time. My good friend, hon. Ababu Namwamba, served at the right time, and he has an EGH."
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