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    "id": 1519571,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Anyway, I thank you but His Excellency Nelson Mandela was asked a question on his relationship with Fidel Castro and Muamar Gadaffi who was a very polarizing figure not just on war but on a number of issues which affected the entire continent at that time when South Africa was being seen as a terrorist nation just because of fighting apartheid. His thinking was that any relationship they were making with different people was based on how those people treated South Africa not on enemies that those people had. That is what I was saying that our politics as ODM going forward will be based on how people treat and respect us and the contribution we make to the country. There is a Swahili which says that Mgalla muue na haki mpe. Despite the differences people have with President Ruto in the borders of our country, we are very grateful for the kind of support, commitment and dedication that the President gave to Rt. hon. Raila Odinga in the process of running for AU Chairmanship. I wish to tell the President that there is book where Chinua Achebe talks of a lizard that fell out of an Iroko tree onto a rock but did not break its back. Other animals were there but could not celebrate the lizard. The lizard looked around and because nobody saw it dropping on a rock and not breaking its back as something big, the lizard said to itself, “I am so strong that I fell out of that Iroko tree but I did not break my back.” I am telling the President that even if some people want to close their eyes on the kind of support you gave to Rt. hon. Raila; even if somebody will not thank you; even if some people will talk negatively about you and tend to put you down, be the lizard that fell. Thank yourself because you know how much effort you put in that campaign. That is a very sincere thank from me. I must also thank Rt. hon. Raila because taking a continental stage in a place where you do not have control when people are not bold enough to take that step is valor and a towering spirit we wish to see in many Kenyans. I hope many young people can get morals from the courage of hon. Raila and take risks. As a Gen Z or Millennial remember the times you grew at Kawangware where you could play card games. People could discourage you but you never saw why you should not take the risk of being in the streets but then today you are something. Hon. Raila has taught us that you can keep on fighting and taking risks on dreams that are bigger than you. If your dreams as young people do not scare you, you are not"
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