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    "id": 812141,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to add my thoughts to this Statement. First of all, I just want to condole, on behalf of persons with disabilities in this nation. I want to condole the families of those who died in the Gikomba fire tragedy. It is really painful. This issue is very serious. It is not an issue that is just starting today. There was a time when there were frequent occurrences of fires in that market. Therefore, there is need for this disaster to be brought to an end. We have different disasters in this country. There are some that are natural and some that are man-made. I think this one for Gikomba Market may not have been a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. When such a disaster befalls people running businesses there, they are heartbroken and crushed becauseit is very difficult to get employment. These are people who have decided to be self-employed in order to be productive members of this country. It is a sad affair that they have decided to be productive members of this country but anytime they go ten miles ahead they are taken back 10,000miles behind. Mr. Speaker, Sir there is need for intervention and mitigation for this issue to come to an end. Consequently, there is need for mitigation and a Committee to be formed to analyze and find out the reason for these fires. What are the causes of these fires? What are the vulnerable risks associated with these fires and how can people be insured so that they do not lose their property and yet they are not compensated? I can imagine the people who have been running businesses in Gikomba right now are heartbroken and do not know how to pick up their pieces. If the property was insured, they would pick up their pieces. I know they are hurting. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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