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that was supplied by the
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questioning the government's priorities in its decision to spend an undisclosed amount of money on the statue while the economy and health system are in a state of collapse.
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war against
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ordered the statue to be re-crafted after public criticism of the statue's structure, which did not depict how the only known photo of
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The 3-meter high statue crafting was guided by a photograph of Mbuya
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