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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wangamati",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Wangamati",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill, which is very important in the life of this country. We have come a long way without a Bill of this standard that can look into many things. I want to thank the people who made it possible for this Bill to be brought before Parliament, so that we can have a law that can guide this country when we are talking about our heroes. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we had Kenyans who resisted the coming of the Europeans to rule this country. Some are alive; some have died but their families are there and we know them. They are the people who fought in order for us to become independent in this country. Their children and their families are so poor in this country. But I am happy because the way this Bill is drafted, it will give us proper guidance to remember those who are suffering because they were stripped of their property during the time of struggle. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have Kenyans who have been struggling for the second liberation, and who have brought us the freedom that we have now, and that we are able to debate freely. I think this Bill will address these issues. I support this Bill with a lot of confidence that the country has attained 50 years of independence. We are going to celebrate our 50 years of independence when this Bill is law. I want to urge my colleagues to hurry up, so that we pass and get it enacted before 12th December, 2013, so that we can use it to identify the heroes and heroines who can come forward, especially those who have been forgotten, so that they may attend the independence celebrations. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, to me this Bill has all that we require. There will be very few amendments, maybe on members of the proposed Council and how we will appoint them. These are a few details that can be amended; otherwise, I support the Bill wholly. Thank you very much, for the opportunity."
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