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    "id": 1569182,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569182/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Ngugi wa Thiong'o was a patriot and for this reason, on behalf of my family, the people of Dagoretti South Constituency, myself, thespians, artists and performers of this country, I pass my condolences to the family of this great Kenyan. Two great artists, Tony Njuguna and Walter Mong’are can bear me witness that as very young artists we were truly inspired by the works of Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Being a thespian and a critic, he taught us that there is a very big difference between insults and satire. Even with his very hard-hitting literature and stinging critique, he never once bowed down to the temptation of being an insulter, toxic or offensive. He knew there was great power in satire that is not insulting. Today, in the era of content creation, there is much to learn from the generation of creators and authors like Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Those creating content today must learn that intellect has way more power than the toxicity and malice that is trending left, right and centre. Finally, Ngugi championed two courses: decolonisation and promotion of culture. It will be great for us to honour him because we did not do that in his lifetime. We need to honour him now by preserving the great works he did using new technology that allows us to feed in our languages to speak to the new revolution: the fourth industrial---"
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