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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to speak to this Motion. In the same breadth, I want to thank my two colleagues, Sen. Adan who generated this Motion which was seconded by Lesuuda. Coincidentally, although they are two ladies presenting a Motion that is touching on the lady of honour, Ms. Lupita Amondi Nyong’o, if it was a man, definitely they would still have brought it here. I want to join my colleagues in thanking this lady for bringing honour and glory to the people of Kenya, both in Kenya and the diaspora. For once, anybody who did not know Kenya would really want to know where this country is as a result of the dedication of people such as Ms. Lupita. As I thank this lady, I do not want to forget that I thought I heard at one time that we were going to have a Riverwood where we were going to shoot films somewhere on River Road Street. People were talking about it for sometime and I do not know what happened. It disappeared. It looks like we do not recognize and appreciate what we are able to do and our people as well. I would urge the national Government and even the county governments to set funds aside to bring up these talents. Can we revive “Riverhood” just like we talk about Hollywood and so on? Madam Temporary Speaker, there was a time when we were real champions in boxing. We had Wangila, who died and we just forgot about him. I do not know whether we have any statue or anything named after him, having brought glory to Kenya at that time. Kenya is known as a house of fame because of athletes who participate in Commonwealth games, the Diamond League and so on. We do not have a single athletics academy in Kenya, yet every year, we thrive in the same. It is a challenge to all of us when we see people who run and torture themselves in the hills and valleys of Kenya, without formal training. Suppose we had enough athletics academies scattered around the 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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