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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me first register my congratulatory messages to Sen. James Orengo for being validly elected by the National Super Alliance (NASA) Coalition to lead us in this House. The distinguished Senator comes in at the time when the Senate is fighting for the independence of this institution in this country. I want this to be taken as an example by other institutions – maybe the Judiciary, the Executive or this House – that the time for institutions in this country to fight for their positions is now. I also want to send messages to all the leaders in this House that this is not a time for us to rejoice or to cry. It is the time for us to be reminded that great things never come from the time of comfort. When we were struggling to fight for liberation – what we considered as the second or the third liberation in this country – those people who stood firm with us must always be remembered and rewarded. Leadership is practised not so much in words as in attitude and in action. Last week, we observed a period of time when we were entertained by different words; those words come and go. However, what is important is for us to remember that we have people whom we represent in this House from 47 counties. These are young men and women who must always learn from the words that we utter in public. I want to remind my brother, Sen. Wetangula, that the work that he has done for the last five years and the work that he will continue to do must always be done while remembering the fact that you never know about tomorrow; you only know about today. So, you should give today all that you can. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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