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Mr. Tobias Kandanda

Gazette No. 492
Citation

“WHEREBY, ON 21ST DECEMBER, 2021, YOU RESCUED MR. HAMUKOKA IN MBABALA, FROM FAST FLOWING WATER WHICH ALMOST DROWNED HIM. THE FLOOD HAD BEEN CAUSED BY A HEAVY DOWNPOUR, WHICH CAUSED THE DAM TO BURST. THE SITUATION FORCED MR. HAMUKOKA, TO CLING TO A TREE FOR HIS SURVIVAL. THE FIRE BRIGADE AND SECURITY WINGS RUSHED TO THE SCENE TO ATTEMPT TO RESCUE HIM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. YOU THEN RISKED YOUR LIFE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE MR. HAMUKOKA BY SWIMMING TO WHERE HE WAS STRANDED WITH A ROPE IN YOUR HAND, WITH WHICH YOU SAVED HIM BY TYING IT TO THE TREE WHERE HE WAS STRANDED AND HELPED HIM SWIM TO SAFETY. YOUR ACT OF BRAVERY IN SAVING A LIFE, REGARDLESS OF THE DANGERS INVOLVED IS WORTHY OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION.”

Award Details
Award
Individual
Division
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Event
African Freedom Day
Date Awarded
24 May 2024
Venue
State House
Award Type
Individual
Summary
GenderMale
ProvinceLusaka
District—
Gazette No.492
Gazette Vol.—
Gazette Date2024-05-21 00:00:00
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