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    "id": 1161763,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1161763/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Thank you, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve. There was a poll that came up today that was positive. The festival is important because for you to deal with a city, you must first start with the software of the city before the hardware. The reason we have people flocking to New York is because they have dealt with the software. I love New York. They call it the big apple. The reason people go to California is because in Los Angeles (LA), there is a vibe that has been created around it, that it is a place of film or art. If it is San Francisco, it is known for Silicon Valley where you will get funders et cetera . What we want is the vibe of Nairobi. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we must create and define that Nairobi is a land of opportunities and possibilities for every African and is the capital of Africa. Once we have stated that, it will sound hot and ambitious. Nairobi is going to be the capital of Africa; the land of possibilities beyond just the green city under the sun. Then, we will now sell the culture of the city. I love Nairobi because I am Nairobi. You first give people the ownership. Culture is not just static but very dynamic. It is always dynamic, in process, in flux and acting on human society, while also being a product of that human society. There are people who come to Nairobi--- I remember when there was a ban on matatu graffiti, I went to see my friend in Eastleigh Section 3. His name is Moha. He does what we call Moha Graphics. I have known him since I was young when we used to walk from Ngara to Karioko and to Eastleigh. On the same day it was banned, there was a group of people from South Africa who came to see how matatu graffiti is done, how they put the music system and how it is creating employment. That is part of our urban culture. Culture is not something stuck at a certain historical point whereby we say: Now let us wear traditional clothes and remember that culture. There are elements of the dynamic nature of culture and the traditional culture. Let us not confuse culture with traditions. Traditions are very important. In this Annual Nairobi Cultural and Arts Festival, we will be asking the Kambas to bring their"
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