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    "id": 843864,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. I also stand to support that Statement and to acknowledge the existence of Kofi Annan, a man who is not only associated with Kenya and its success, but the world over. His Excellency Kofi Annan was a member of the Ford Foundation and as a result of a Scholarship that he received and the fact that he came back to his community and made changes to it, an award system called the International Fellowships Program (IFP) was introduced that has educated almost 200 students across the world up to now. This would not have happened if His Excellency Kofi Annan had not exemplified that an African student can go out there, study, come back and assist their communities in education, agriculture and all the other fields, keeping in mind that development is so critical. It is because of his sense of development and a clear sense of the fact that African nations can succeed that he was always on call to assist. We will never forget the work that he did for us in Kenya and that he actually enabled us to have a successful talk process that led us out of the brink of the precipice where Kenya was at that time. We mourn and even as we do that, we also want to tell our compatriots in Ghana that they produced a great man. Let the young people in Africa copy that example. Let the work that he did be captured and talked about over seasons. When one talks about a mentor, this is the sort of mentor that we need for Africa and the world. As we mourn, we acknowledge what he has done in the world and he will always be remembered. As a Senate, we do support that we observe that one minute of silence to acknowledge the role that he has played in our lives."
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