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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to mourn a gallant son of this country and of the whole world; one great writer, Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. He has left behind lots of wisdom. To me, he lived a full life and fought a good fight. I celebrate him because of many things. One or two of them is that he was one of our most educated scholars. I celebrate a Nobel-worthy writer although, he did not win it but he won in 2001, a prize in Italy. Something that is remarkable about him was that he believed in his identity. We are not worth living if we do not believe in our identity. He was one such gallant son of Kenya who was not shy about his identity. Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was named James Ngugi. However, because of this identity that I have talked about, he changed his name to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. It is specific that it was a symbol of a rejection of the colonial influence. He believed that in taking the name James, just like my Senior, Sen. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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