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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Obure",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, first, I want to thank Sen. Dullo for bringing this Motion at the very appropriate time. I also want to congratulate Ms. Lupita Nyong’o for this very significant achievement. It is clearly the result of very hard work, perseverance, focus and commitment. Madam Temporary Speaker, I also want to join others in thanking the parents for providing a conducive environment and the teachers who guided her through and encouraged her on this course. Her success will obviously inspire many other young people in this country to develop their talent and bring them to the fore. This is clearly a historical and landmark achievement, which has put Kenya and Africa on the world scene in a very positive way. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are all aware that there are many parts of the world where Africa is still seen as a dark continent. Out there when you speak about Kenya and Africa, images emerge of hunger, poverty, lawlessness, road carnage, tribal conflicts, bloodletting, drought and rampaging floods, internally displaced persons, refugees and all that. I believe that Ms. Lupita’s success has helped to reduce the negative impact of these images. There are people out there who will start seeing something good coming out of Kenya and out of Africa. Ms. Lupita has cleared brought immense goodwill for Kenya and this goodwill will help to enhance brand Kenya. What she has done for Kenya will take the efforts of all our diplomats working together for many years to achieve if they do at all. The only other time when Kenya has featured prominently in glory is when our athletes have won medals in international competitions. However, Ms. Lupita’s performance and success in the world of arts and entertainment industry has brought a different perspective. Indeed, there is a completely different dimension that Kenya has other forms of talent. The questions we must now ask ourselves are; how do we identify these talents? How do we motivate those with talents to move to greater heights? What measures do we put in place to nurture these talents? What facilities or what infrastructure do we provide The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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