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    "id": 1569138,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569138/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to eulogise the late Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o. He demonstrated defiance, first in terms of name. He had the courage to drop what was called his Christian name. Secondly, the idea of writing in vernacular, which at the time many people frowned upon. Ngugi wa Thiong'o shaped the literary thinking of virtually every other person living right now, including those who are older than him, but definitely more so those who are younger than him. Many of us have become what we are because we started reading Ngugi wa Thiong'o from primary school. Ngugi, unfortunately, remains one of those whose intellect may not have been shared in his later life because of political intolerance. There is a long list of his contemporaries who had to flee the country at the time, including the late Professor Ali Mazrui, the late Professor Shadrack Gutto in South Africa, and many others. His life is a lesson that we must have some level of political tolerance with even those with whom we do not agree because a lot of times we have them benefit others. These are giants who ended up benefiting others in other countries. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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