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    "id": 22146,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
        "slug": "peter-nyongo"
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    "content": "Having said that, I want to address myself to this issue of our sports heroes. Let me give you a concrete example. We have a man called Joe Kadenge. For those of you who are old enough, older than my friend hon. Wamalwa who might not have been there in the 1960s, you know what a legendary Joe Kadenge was. I remember watching a match at the City Stadium in the mid 1960s, when the Kenyan team was playing West Bromwich Albion, and Joe Kadenge was a star. Joe, in a fact, scored a goal which, to all of us, was a goal but he was offside. The referee, of course, blew his whistle and said that the Kenyans had won, but because of his magnanimity Joe Kadenge took the ball to the referee and told him: “No, I was offside”. This was the mark of a very honest sportsman who was prepared to forego a goal, because he knew the rules of sports. Since we had visitors--- Indeed, those who saw the goal, knew he had been offside; Joe Kadenge was prepared to disappoint his fans, and observe the rules and regulations of soccer at a time when he was confronted by a very powerful international team. Such people as Joe Kadenge need to be honored and retire knowing that they have served their country well and that the country recognizes their contribution and that we should name even a street after Joe Kadenge. We should also name a stadium in this country after Joe Kadenge. It will help our kids to appreciate sports if we appreciate some of the people who have been legends in our sports history. I beg to support."
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