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    "id": 1569150,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my behalf and that of the people of Suba North, I bring our message of condolences to the family of the late Ngugi wa Thiong'o and to Kenya as a whole because his death is our country’s loss. When I was a young girl, I used to work at my uncle's bookshop. I would struggle to read the difficult English words in the late Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s books. Just like you, I probably read all of them even though I did not understand many of them. Nevertheless, one thing stood out for me. I want to comment on one of his books, The River Between, which looked at the influence of British colonisation through the eyes of Muthoni. I want to specifically single out the way he dealt with the issue of feminism. A majority of the characters in the book are women whom he exalts and portrays as fighting tyranny and exploitation. He sees women as victims of African society and patriarchal systems. To liberate themselves, they endeavoured to shatter the patriarchal obstacles and bring about change. He was way ahead of his time. We are currently talking about some of the issues that he mentioned in his books such as intersectionality. He already dealt with issues that bring women down, like intersectionality of gender, race and ethnicity. Thank you for giving me the opportunity."
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