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    "id": 1243241,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion. When I look at the Constitution of Kenya, the Preamble says- “We, the people of Kenya- ACKNOWLEDGING the supremacy of the Almighty God of all creation”. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that Preamble does not talk about the Jewish, Islamic, African or the Caucasian God. It talks about God of all creation. So, we must acknowledge the supremacy of God, whoever you perceive him to be. There is a phrase in Desiderata by Mark Rehman that talks about believing in God, whoever you perceive him to be. What we must be careful about in this country is to elevate one God above others. It is to elevate the Christian God above the African gods, or vice versa . In this country, and even in the county that I represent, many people are practising Christians. However, there are still people who believe in African gods and spirits and a connection between those present and those who have gone before us. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is why even when we go to funerals, after praying and invoking all the Latin liturgies that accompany our burial ceremonies, you will find us telling the dead to go and pass our greetings and messages to those who died before them. That tells you, that we are like the Oreo biscuits. We are Christian on the outside and African on the inside. It is important for a country to pray and recognize God, but our Constitution also requires us to recognize other people. If you look at that Preamble, our first acknowledgement is the supremacy of the Almighty God. The next line is that we need to honor those who struggle to bring freedom and justice to our land. When will Parliament ever adjourn to honor those heroes who struggle to bring freedom and justice to our land? Yes, we have got the Madaraka Day and Jamhuri Day. Those are national and public holidays. However, when will Parliament deliberately take time to honor those who heroically struggle to bring freedom and justice to our land?"
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