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"speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Ngugi wa Thiong'o was a patriot and for this reason, on behalf of my family, the people of Dagoretti South Constituency, myself, thespians, artists and performers of this country, I pass my condolences to the family of this great Kenyan. Two great artists, Tony Njuguna and Walter Mong’are can bear me witness that as very young artists we were truly inspired by the works of Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Being a thespian and a critic, he taught us that there is a very big difference between insults and satire. Even with his very hard-hitting literature and stinging critique, he never once bowed down to the temptation of being an insulter, toxic or offensive. He knew there was great power in satire that is not insulting. Today, in the era of content creation, there is much to learn from the generation of creators and authors like Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Those creating content today must learn that intellect has way more power than the toxicity and malice that is trending left, right and centre. Finally, Ngugi championed two courses: decolonisation and promotion of culture. It will be great for us to honour him because we did not do that in his lifetime. We need to honour him now by preserving the great works he did using new technology that allows us to feed in our languages to speak to the new revolution: the fourth industrial---"
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"content": "Give him a minute to finish. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. There is a great opportunity for us with the new and emerging technologies to onboard all knowledge that is cultural, traditional and has great African heritage onto the new industrial revolution which is Artificial Intelligence (AI). We must ask ourselves, what languages will these technologies be speaking? If they will not be speaking our languages, then we will be doing Ngugi wa Thiong'o a great disfavour. I would like us to honour this great Kenyan by ensuring that we do not treat his memory the way we treated him in life. Thank you, very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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"content": "Member for Westlands, Hon. Tim Wanyonyi."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Tim Wanyonyi",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to also eulogise Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o. I must confess that I have read his books. When reading his books, one imagines oneself in the situation because they carry you along. He is one of the greatest brains we have ever produced. This country has lost big. The younger generation that has not experienced the power of literature should read his books. When we were in school, we used to read books under the African Writers Series (AWS). Ngugi wa Thiong’o was one of the authors. Others were Chinua Achebe, Elechi Amadi and many others. We read all the books; they were readily available. We started reading books written by foreigners later on in life. I do not know if the AWS books still exist. They were the best. Ngugi wa Thiong’o was very creative. He showed Kenyans that it is good to preserve our cultures and languages. Some of our languages are now being diluted, others are even dying. Some of us are afraid to speak to our children in our own languages. We must preserve our African heritage, languages and cultures all the time, as we have learnt from Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Thank you."
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"content": "The Member for Tetu."
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"speaker_name": "Tetu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to also eulogise Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o. I knew him and had an opportunity to speak to him about five or six weeks ago. His rallying call all the time, as he spoke to me as a young leader, was to always remember to advocate for small farmers and workers. He strongly believed in social justice for the small people. His brilliance and monumental contributions to literature are celebrated worldwide. I have a Petition, still doing the usual rounds in the House, requesting this country to bestow the highest honour on Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o. It is sad that this man, despite having worked so hard and making great contributions to knowledge, lived about 22 years of his life in exile, away from his home country. It is only fair that Parliament recommends that he be honoured. We should also look for a national institution and a road to carry his name. I propose that the University of Nairobi, where he taught for many years should give him one more honour. This is a man who deserves a little more than what he received. Thank you."
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"content": "Hon. Ombaka will be the last person. We are way past our time."
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"speaker_name": "Siaya County, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Christine Ombaka",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to eulogise Prof Ngugi. He was my lecturer at the University of Nairobi where I took literature. Prof Ngugi, Okot p’Bitek and Micere Mugo were our lecturers whom we really admired. This is because of the depth of their knowledge, artistic world and the way their works mirrored the world. Prof Ngugi was a politician, in as much as he was a great writer. His works show you that he was a politician. He talked about poor governance and promoted the rights of human beings. He also challenged the coming of the white man. In his book, The River Between there is a scene where a character says, “There shall come a people with clothes like butterflies”. Those were the white people who came to colonise. Ngugi wa Thiong’o talked a lot about the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Christine Ombaka",
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"content": "effect of colonialism on the African culture and how it was changing. This is because Europeans came and took it away. He loved to call us by our African names. He kept calling me Achieng’ and told me to drop the name Christine, insisting I be called Achieng’. That is how I remember him. I became a teacher and I taught The River Between, a very inspiring novel. Many students loved it and passed their exams very well. The book is easy to read and is inspiring. It teaches us a lot about the coming of the white man and the clash between the two cultures. He will be remembered for his many books. Thank you."
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