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    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/216429/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Maathai",
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        "legal_name": "Wangari Muta Maathai",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with other hon. Members who have called for the responsibility of the Press. I want to say that it is, indeed, very important that the Press have a responsibility. Without responsibility, the freedom of the Press is, in a way, undermined. Freedom of the Press is a very important pillar of good governance. When the freedom of the Press--- As the Press developed, especially in the western World, it was a big struggle to allow it to speak, inform, advise and give ordinary people an opportunity to know what their leaders are doing. But I also think that it is very important for the Press to be sensitive when it reports. I particularly want to appeal to our Press to respect the dead. I have raised numerous points in this House of the fact that, we continue to kill people even though we only suspect them of being criminals. But even worse is the insensitive way in which our dead are exposed. Sometimes, they are treated with a lot of disrespect. I also find it very unacceptable that, when the dead are filmed and shown on television, our children are watching. I really think that we are missing something very important here. We should not expose such horrible things to our children. Exposing dead people because they have been shot by police almost looks like it has become an entertainment in this country."
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