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    "id": 1110121,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "the Republic of Tanzania. Nyerere was saying that we in Kenya and Uganda categorise ourselves in terms of tribe and ethnicity and Tanzania was falling prey to tribalism. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am saying this with all honesty because I think that I am partly guilty of this emerging trend. He called it ‘ upumbavu,’ which is a very strong word to use even in the Swahili language. He condemned political movements or decisions, which were made in terms of religion or ethnicity. The reason I am bringing this issue at this point is that Sen. Ngugi is a young leader and Kenyan. I hope that he can advance this country with the quality of leadership where, like Martin Luther King Jnr. said, we will judge our leaders on the content of their character and the spirit of their leadership, as opposed to where they come from. It appears that in this country, in the next 100 years, it will be unimaginable to determine whether somebody from a marginalized community can rise to the highest office in the land. I see it. The other day, somebody tried to attack Sen. Sakaja, and I found it extremely foolish. Sen. Sakaja came to my mind because for him, Sen. Sakaja was new here. As long as he did not talk about running for governor, he was still a saint. He talked about running for governorship and he was now some other tribe. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with the words of inspiration that Sen. Ngugi has expressed today, offering new leadership not only for the people he represents, but also in this Senate, I hope that he can do away with bad habits and manners. In Kenya, we can forget about ideology. We normally talk about ideology in our politics. When we talk about ideology, it is just a catch phrase. I hope that the Kenyan political conversation will be grounded on good manners. If we just had good manners, we would have a great country. Even for the purposes of this House, we will have a great debate on issues and things that matter to the country. Otherwise, I wish Sen. Ngugi the best in his new--- I do not want to call it a career. When you come to politics, if it is a matter of calling, you are going to be more effective. The future is there for him. Thank you."
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