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    "id": 1239342,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this important Motion, which I support. Madam Temporary Speaker, when this happened, I was a fourth year Law Student at the University of Nairobi. I do remember, as I was leaving Parklands Campus, there was this loud bang, which shook Nairobi all the way to Parklands. When I came to town, I realised the town was chaotic. I had friends who were working at the Cooperative Bank Building that had been injured. Additionally, I know a man who was walking near the roundabout where the USA Embassy was based; he got his clothes torn off from the force, which had come from the bomb. He later found himself naked in the hospital. I was in Nairobi and I followed the events. There was a Minister Kamotho who was having a meeting with the US Ambassador Prudence Bushnell in the building nearby. There was a lot effort to save Kenyans. It was really bad. Madam Temporary Speaker, at the same time this happened here, there was another bomb in Tanzania and Sudan. It was an international attack. It was not really the negligence of our country or even the Americans. It was just an act against the Americans and the American Government. It was an act of war. Subsequently, because we are very good friends with the Americans, it hit us here. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have a very personal interest with the American Embassy in Kenya because my wife worked there for 19 years and then resigned to complete her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). There are people I know very well who were victims. Some of my wife’s workmates were even in that bomb situation. Quite a number of Kenyans that I know got injured there. Now that there are some proceedings going on and there has been an effort to do something, quite a number of American leaders have visited the Memorial Park. It is something known very well even by the President of America and quite a number of Senators, Congressmen and women who are our friends. I know quite a number of people in the Congress and the Senate of the United States of America (USA). When Senator Christopher Kunz was here, after meeting quite a number of Kenyans, I am the last person who had a cup of tea with him before he flew back to the USA. I actually represented Senators. They checked for any Senator who was around because we were on recess and I went to represent all of you. We were at Villa Rosa Kempinski and I had about an hour with him. He is a very resourceful Senator. I believe that because of the friendship with the USA Government, the Senate, the Congress and some influential people I know in Washington DC who are doing quite a number of activities. My first employer, Mr. Pheroze Nowrojee, an advocate understands this and he is a writer. We can have a way of getting even representation or a team, as it has been proposed, to address this matter, once and for all. Recently, Hon. Paul Muite, who is an advocate, addressed the matter of Mzungu"
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