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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Junior",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion by my good friend, Sen. Fatuma Dullo and to say that as early as 3rd March, 2014, the Times Magazine noticed the talent in Ms. Lupita. As I contribute, I just want to read just a portion of it just for record as to how they described Ms. Lupita Nyong’o. The director said “passing is the humanity, she is the dignity in the tale, she is the grace in the film and you cannot make that up. The person has just to have it. Ms. Lupita is the real deal, she is a real artist. I saw a lot of beautiful girls, but there are not a lot who can do it from inside out.” This is a proper description of an artist, the person we are seeking to recognize, but it begs the question and as I have heard from the contributions, I am beginning to wonder whether we have watched this movie in detail. In this movie, they have got nothing to celebrate. It is a sad story of how people were mistreated in slavery. It takes Ms. Lupita Nyong’o being whipped severally by her master for her to become a hero; it takes Ms. Lupita to be defiled by the master in the film in order for her to become a hero. So, there is a message in it. As we recognize Ms. Lupita for demonstrating the sort of oppression that was there in America sometimes back, we must also begin to ask ourselves the question that it took a Kenyan girl, 31 years old, to show the story of American slavery to Kenya. The question we must ask ourselves is whether or not we ourselves need to confront the truth of the things we have done in order for our story to be shown by the Americans. The Americans have recognized that they mistreated their own people, therefore, they made a film in which Ms. Lupita Nyong’o is the hero. I was happy to see Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o looking very nice in a tuxedo and supporting Ms. Lupita when she was getting the award, but this lady defined the simplicity of this country, the simplicity of the youth and I identify myself 100 per cent with the talent that I have seen. There is something wrong about ourselves because it takes Mr. Ezekiel Kemboi to go out there and run tirelessly for him to win and come back a hero. It takes Ms. Lupita Nyong’o to go through so many rigorous training in school for her to come back as a 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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