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    "id": 1087212,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": "The words of our National Anthem have a collective prayer. In fact, the first stanza recognizes God as the creator of all things. Every time I sing that National Anthem, I remember Genesis 1. That in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth and everything in it. In the first six days, you can get the generation of what He did. I am so proud that Kenya recognizes the deity, the Almighty God, as the only provider and defender of our existence and sustenance in this world. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am happy that that in itself, this is a full recognition of God as the supreme King, the Lord of Lords and the King of kings. No wonder then, why Kenya is doing so well. Once you put God ahead of everything else, you are bound to do very well. The other thing the National Anthem does is to motivate us to work very hard. If you remember, this nation has grown from a population of a mere seven million in 1963. Today, we are talking of about almost 50 million Kenyans, within a short period. We are able to feed and educate these people. We have health facilities for them although we need more, but we are able to sustain their livelihoods. We are able to produce some of the items that are top notch in the world. The National Anthem expresses the need to work together in peace and unity. It does not allow carelessness of violence to be part of our societal values. No wonder the values enshrined in Article 10 of our Constitution – the Bill of Rights – are embodied because they are all directly derived from our national anthem. That has given us the 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."
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