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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will be very brief. It is significant that Ms. Lupita Nyong’o took Kenya to the first world. Indeed, an Oscar is a world event. Although my friend, Sen. Janet Ong’era, talked about others who were also competing for the same award and recognition, she was competing with the best in Hollywood. If you did not know, amongst the persons competing for this award was a very well known lady and world personality, Oprah Winfrey. There was also an actress who has, previously, obtained Oscar awards for being the best actress, Julia Roberts. To that extent, we should be proud of our daughter, Ms. Lupita Nyong’o. She was competing with the best. I join Sen. Zipporah Kittony in saying that we should think of how we will give her this national award. We should be giving national awards to the best. Sometimes, you will find James Orengo being awarded Elder of the Golden Heart (EGH). However, what has James Orengo done? Probably, behind me there is a great scandal which is unresolved. As I get the award, members of the public may be calling me a thief who is going for a national award. I think the next time that this Committee sits to give these awards; they should not give to someone just because he occupies a certain position. It must be somebody who has brought honour and glory to this country and not just because somebody has campaigned for it and is being recognized as such. Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o and his family have been lovers of art and culture for a long time. I know that as a matter of fact. When I was in school with Sen. Anyang’- Nyong’o, he took a big interest in the debating club in Alliance High School and acted in many plays like the Shakespeare plays. Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o also belonged to a group which was unique in the kind of songs that they used to sing. They used to sing Calypso songs from the Caribbean and they were called the “Deep River Boys.” Although Dorothy was not in Hollywood to see her daughter being honoured, she has also been a lover of arts and culture. If you go to any major exhibition in Nairobi for arts 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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