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    "content": "our best to follow his footsteps. We hope that we shall have different scholars who will continue with his legacy in writing books. In Kenya today, I think that everyone has a story to tell, especially those who have had a privilege to go through higher education. We know that Prof. Mazrui mentored many students. In the United States (US) and Nigeria, he will be remembered for bringing out the history and heritage of Africa. I hope that, as a country, we can learn lessons from what he taught and believed in. Prof. Mazrui believed in peace and dialogue. He knew that you can negotiate, lobby and conquer whatever you want through a document; that you can present a document and that document will transform the minds of every person to think positively. I hope that we can emulate that. We should be able to look at different ways of managing crisis in Kenya and Africa as a whole. That is what Prof. Mazrui believed in. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, today, we celebrate a man who was never involved in corruption. I hope that we can borrow that virtue from him. For him, corruption was not part of his life. As a leader, there are those values and principles you must have. Prof. Mazrui had those principles. I just hope that as young people, we will be able to do the same. The other value that Prof. Mazrui taught us is respect of those who have done us proud. As one of those Mashujaas, we hope that we will continue to respect, appreciate and support each other in whatever we are doing. I hope that within the academic institutions, we will look at what he taught us and go back to the different values and principles that we had those days. We should see students coming out of the university transformed and ready to be patriotic to their country as he was. When you read his books, you will learn to believe in yourself and have faith in whatever you do. Whatever you do, let it be a service to others. You should not manipulate situations to get what you want, but use the right process which is passing examinations and getting what you want through merit. That is what he believed in. He has left us with a new Constitution that can transform all that we believe in. He has left the country richer and it is up to us now to ensure that we safeguard what we have gained as a country. It is up to us to support the Government of the day so that this country moves to a different level where Kenya is not the tail but the head."
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