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    "id": 610547,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/610547/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ekomwa",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Lomenen Ekomwa",
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    "content": "dignity. Communities lost their culture. This nation and Africa lost resources. Britain has now become like heaven just because of the resources that were taken from Africa and Kenya. It is now creating the European heaven. That is why if you go for a British visa, it is like going to heaven. It is very expensive and you are mistreated yet the materials that were used to build this ghost heaven are materials that were taken from Africa. So, it is not just claiming for compensation. The British Government should compensate for the land, culture and dignity. The current system in our country is British. It is neo-colonialism. Even the International Criminal Court (ICC) is part of colonisation. Colonisation is now taking place and what we are seeking compensation for was rudimentary. The one that exists is neocolonialism. It is not just compensation, but bringing back dignity to Kenyans. We do not want more colonisation here in Kenya. What did we do to get colonised? What mistake did we make? We were all created in the image of God. Why should the British come to Kenya and make us suffer? Why should we be tortured? Should we be tortured because of our resources, culture and principles? I have never seen anywhere in the Bible where it is stated that Euro centrism is better than Afro centrism. We reason like them. We have respect like them. So, why should we be tortured? The British Government should compensate for every damage that they caused here in Kenya. It is not just the Mau Mau . If they stayed in this land for 50 years, they should be given invoices to pay for that period. They must pay rent. If they destroyed forests, they should pay for them. If they killed people, they must compensate them. If they took goats, they must compensate for that. This land is ours and not theirs. So, it is not just compensating the elders. It is beyond that. They should compensate us for the dignity that we lost. They should compensate all that we lost to them. I have not seen any mistake that we committed. I have read the Bible and I have not seen anywhere where we made a mistake for us to be tortured. This is a serious issue. If I were the President of this nation, I would not even have allowed the so-called British High Commission in this nation. I could have told them to wait until they clear the messes that they did here in Kenya. I am very serious because I was created in the image of God and I cannot allow any other creature to mistreat me. There is no reason for that."
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