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    "id": 1087189,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "can fly the national flag at the national Government why are we denying this privilege to the people who are heading county governments? It is a law that I did not agree with. It is not that if you fly the national flag it should make you to feel that you are more important than other Kenyans, but it is that identity that it gives you as a Kenyan that you are there to serve Kenyans. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has said that the fact that you fly our national, the fact that it is pinned to your car does not make you to be more Kenyan than others. It should not make you have a sense of self-importance. It should just make you have a sense of pride in your country; that you are proud to be Kenyan and that you are serving your country in a patriotic way. That is how it should be. In this country at times one feels that if you are flying the national flag and you are a CS, then you are a very extraordinary Kenyan. You are just the first among equals. If you look in this House, Sen. Poghisio here is a former Cabinet Secretary. When I was serving as a member of the Media Council of Kenya, we used to pay courtesy calls to him as the Minister of Information. He is now here serving this country as a Senator and the Majority Leader. These things are there for a season then you move to another level again where you are serving your country. So, it should not be something that should make people have a sense of self-importance. I really support what Sen. (Dr.) Zani is proposing. It is a fairly straightforward Bill, but the mischief that is being cured is what should make all of us feel proud of the good work that is being done by Sen. (Dr.) Zani. Some of us are lawyers, but not many of us would have dug deep into this Bill and come out with the mischief that you want to cure through this amendment. We really salute you. I support this Bill and continue to compliment and thank you for the good work you are doing. I will finish with the words in our national anthem which say: “May God bless this our land and nation” and the work of Sen. (Dr.) Zani. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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