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    "id": 494727,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. G.G. Kariuki",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would also like to be counted as one of the people who have spoken about Prof. Mazrui. My concern is that at times, people seem to see things in different ways. We are now talking about what he has done which has nothing to do with our work here today. What has been done is already recorded. Whatever this gentleman has done is already recorded. He has done very well in his line of development. We need to ask ourselves what we have learnt after all the work that this gentleman did. Now that he has passed on, what have we learnt from him? What have our children learnt from this gentleman? Is it just to come here and pay tribute and that is all? I think we need to grow a little bit wiser than that and think more critically than what we are saying here. The man has shown the whole world and particularly Kenyans that we can achieve anything we want to achieve as long as we are determined and as long as we have a vision. Prof. Mazrui had a vision that one day he would become a professor, producer and not just a consumer in the field of education. That is what he had done. We are consumers of all the books that he has written. The guy died as a producer. Therefore, he has a big name as far as our lives are concerned. We must start thinking of people who are like him in this country and who have done better than him and yet are still around. Why should we wait until they die so that a Senator brings a Motion to say kwaheri to him? That could be human nature as far as our society is concerned. However, there is 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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