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    "id": 457076,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/457076/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Anami",
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        "legal_name": "Lisamula Silverse Anami",
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    "content": "I would like to appreciate and call upon all hon. Members to appreciate the fact that we are a very lucky nation that is founded on multi-cultural diversity, which we need to embrace. Listening to what hon. Sakaja has said and given his age, I am very encouraged because our cultural diversity is based on our identity and the aspirations of the different communities of this country. It is, therefore, very important that in identifying our heroes, we consider the aspirations of our people. Every community in this country has aspirations that guarantee them continuity. We have individuals who have gone out of their way and mastered the courage and determination to make sacrifices to drive those aspirations. It is only fair for us to appreciate that such individuals sustain our being and, therefore, recognise them as heroes. It is in this respect that I would like us to pay special attention on identification of heroes. As it has been observed, we should engage the wider spectrum of our society – the young, the women, the men, the old and the deceased. People in all those categories have made a contribution. In identifying heroes, we should recognise them. We should involve the public because they are the beneficiaries of the contributions of our heroes. It is, therefore, important that we appreciate the provision of Clause 23 of this Bill, which provides for public participation in declarations and interrogation into the nominations that will be made. I would like to support the nomination of---"
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