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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Leshore",
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        "legal_name": "Sammy Prisa Leshore",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to congratulate Sen. Adan for bringing this Motion. First, as a father I have known Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’- Nyong’o for the last 21 years. He has been a very good friend of mine. He has been good in all the issues that we have been raising together from the Lower House and now in the Senate. I am very happy that Ms. Lupita has shown the world that Kenyan girls can become actresses all over the world. I am very proud of her. I do not want to say much because I am a father. Traditionally, we fathers do not speak a lot about our daughters. I wish her all the best in this world. I wish she would go and tell other young talented Kenyans that where there is a will, there is a way. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am proud of that young Kenyan. I would like to thank Kenyans generally from President Kenyatta, former Presidents Moi and Kibaki because one thing that Kenyans have not recognized is that they have been supporting Kenya Schools Drama Festivals since 1960s up to today. That is where we measure talent in Kenya. As Sen. Ong’era said, if we want to bring something like an Oscar, we should support our institutions to nurture the talent we have in Kenya. We have a lot of talent in our youth and Ms. Lupita has just shown that. We have also shown these talents in cinemas like Roaming with the Lions, Toto’s Journey where Kenyan born actors have performed very well. I do not know if any of you has seen those films. You will see Kenyan actors doing us proud. I would urge this House to come out strongly and tell the Government to support these young talented Kenyans. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to support what my friend from Isiolo said; that our country has very beautiful sceneries for film-making. From Sarova Shaba, all the way to Lake Turkana, we have beautiful scenery more than Hollywood. I would like the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts to come up and support the Kenya Film Corporation. We should promote Kenya as a film industry so that our young talents can be measured there. With those few words, I support fully."
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