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    "id": 1050211,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Hargura",
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        "legal_name": "Godana Hargura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for bringing up this issue. I unfortunately come from a community, which is at a risk of losing its language. The Rendile language is being lost because of mixing with the Samburu culturally. It is very important that children are taught their mother tongue at an early age, especially at the ECDE level so that they can easily know their culture. It is important that such a day be celebrated, especially within the counties. For example, my county where this kind of a situation exists this could be a good way of creating that awareness. We have been trying on our own. I thank organizations such the Bible Translation Literacy, which in their effort to translate the Bible into the Rendile language had to first develop the written language that can easily be taught in school. That way at least the language can be preserved. I also urge the county governments to take interest in such days so that they can be used to sensitize the local communities not to lose their mother tongue, but to instead invest in teaching children their mother tongue at the ECDE level so that the languages can be preserved. I support."
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