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    "id": 1087210,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1087210/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": "The second point why I want to support this move is that I became the Chairman of Kenya Athletics Association (KAA) from 1976 when we went to Montreal Games. We came back because we could not participate. The product of Nyayo Stadium is because of the performance of our athletes when we requested President Moi to give us the resources to build that stadium. Why was it so? It was because our athletes when you look at the Olympics, the quartet of Charles Asati, Nyamau, Ouko and Julius Sang’. When they came with that gold, it was a cry. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my own uncle, Naphtali Temu, won 10,000 metres in the Olympics of 1968 and Kenya’s flag was hoisted. That was the pride you got. Whether it was the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch in New Zealand; All Africa Games in Nairobi City in 1987 or Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, every time we won particularly the Steeple Chase, the flag of Kenya was raised, the National Anthem was sung and you could see tremendous respect from the rest of the nations. We become conquerors through our flag and the obedience to that flag. Kenyans run with a spirit and sense of belonging and being there for their nation. They felt very good to redeem their nation and pride. Today, you can agree with me that even when I took Kipchoge Keino to Edinburgh Games in 1970 and our flag was being raised, although they had threatened him at that time, there was a lot of pride in Kenyans. We terrorized the whole of Edinburgh before I went back. We felt very proud."
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