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    "id": 223452,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/223452/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for East African Community",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was saying that land surveyors are extremely corrupt. When left undirected, they make it very difficult for various BoG members to get their services. Therefore, a proper deadline for surveying public institution lands, should be put in place. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is the issue of creation of national monuments in this country. I am not too sure whether when public land was set aside, it was meant for specific national monuments. It is important that the respective Ministries be directed to have a policy on which pieces of land can be utilised for purposes of creating national monuments. Hon. Members will recall that about three years ago, the former Vice-President; the late Michael Kijana Wamalwa, passed on. There was a lot of debate in the country about the creation of a special site for interment of national heroes. Probably, time has come when the Ministry responsible should tell Kenyans exactly how it is decided who a national hero is. The Ministry should also give the procedure one needs to go through to make sure the person is rested on the site. This is very important because some African cultures do not condone the issue of having one of their dead, even if one is a national hero, to be buried away from home. This legislation should be put in place to make it clear. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am reminded by recent news that there is an effort to create a second monument for the late Koitalel after the one of Field Marshall Dedan Kimathi. This is very welcome. However, I think it is not enough for us to celebrate that we are creating this second monument in the country. We should now decide who the other heroes are. We have other heroes in this country whose heroism has not necessarily got anything to do with the issue of freedom fighting. We have heroes like King Nabongo Mumia who was a hero in his own right. He might not have been a freedom fighter but probably the people from his community would be happy to see the Government recognise him as the first king found here when the white man came to rule our country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not fair to see the Government utilise public funds on creation of Dedan Kimathi and Koitalel monuments; which I support, and then when it comes to that of Nabongo Mumia we are left begging for funds from Mumias Sugar Company to do the same. It is important that the Government takes up the initiative of creating the monument so that the people can feel they are also respected. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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