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    "id": 1087201,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1087201/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": "There is not so much one can say about this Bill in terms of its necessity. If we can protect everything, including our Coat of Arms and flag, the National Anthem also deserves to be in a place of honour. That honour must be written in our Statute books. I hope all of us know the National Anthem from the first to the last stanza in Swahili and English. Sometimes when one hears it being played, people are comfortable with the first stanza. When it gets to the second, one will see lips moving. If you know how to read lips, they are not speaking the exact words that are in the National Anthem. Since the National Anthem is constitutionalized, its protection and provisions relating to it must also be elevated into the appropriate Statute, not just the Copyright Act. I think the choice of elevating it to this Statute known as the National Flag, Emblems and Names is the place where it belongs. I hope this contribution on the part of Senate in coming up with this Bill as propagated by our gracious lady, Sen. (Dr.) Zani, will find itself in the Statute books as soon as possible and certainly before we go for the elections next year. This is in terms of the Act that is being amended. That way, we can judge our patriotism by passing this Bill. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}