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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that hon. Senators are getting impatient with me; but let me conclude by saying this. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding the flags, I think it is the late Minister Lotodo, who was then the lion of West Pokot, who, at one time, had the flag taken away from him. He was taken to court in Nakuru and charged with participating in war-like activities. Then, you get out and there are some problems there, and he stood for his people. This time, it was about the lime – and he was a Cabinet Minister – and he said “These people will not take lime from Pokot to go and use it in a cement factory in Uganda; the cement factory has to be done in Pokot;” halafu bendera ikachukuliwa . Then he said “This is a piece of cloth; if they want to take it, they can take it, but the factory has to be done within Pokot.” Now, I do not want to demean the flag; it has a lot of meaning; it is an important symbol for this country and I think we should not abuse it by making it too common or too obvious. The more rare a commodity is, the more precious it becomes. So, I want to support the proposal that the flag be flown by His Excellency the President, the Deputy President, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Speaker of the Senate and the Chief Justice. I think those are enough. As for the rest, if they mention Sen. Chris Obure, who does not know that he is a great leader in Kisii County? I do not need a flag; my face alone is a flag in Meru!"
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