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    "id": 1161724,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kasanga",
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        "legal_name": "Sylvia Mueni Kasanga",
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    "content": "If we had that level of expression for our culture, where we intermingle and in the process we are creating jobs and entrenching our very own cultural practices to our young people, so that they do not forget, they would become part and parcel of our lives and enrich us in our modern day scenarios. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we talk about celebrating our local heroes, this is also very important because in our communities they played very critical roles. They would remind us certain things about why they were heroes at that time. Every community had its own heroes. They were the leaders and they did great things. In the turn of the Century, they were there to guide the communities as life was changing due the colonial rule. These are things that we must really celebrate. I look forward to a day when we will have these cultural facilities in every county or at least every region. For example, in the Lower Eastern you will find a center that celebrates the culture of the Akamba people. In the Coastal region you will find a center that celebrates the people of the coastal region and give their history and writings about them. It is interesting for us the Akamba people. A lot of writings were by then people like Dr. Ludwig Krapf who were had come as missionaries and explorers, who wrote about us; not enough by ourselves. The time is here that we need to account for our time. Our stories should not be written by other people. They should be written by ourselves because that is the best way that we can transfer, knowledge, history and culture to our younger generation so that we do not keep saying that our young people are missing something. Therefore, Mr Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Motion is speaking to this, that we need to do something. The National government in the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts need to really pick up on some of these things and give the guidance that is needed."
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