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    "id": 497576,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First, I would like to congratulate my friend, hon. Chris Wamalwa, for bringing this Motion to the House. This is the only country that does not honour and recognise its heroes. If you look at the heroes in this country, many are celebrated abroad, but ignored at home. The late former Vice-President, hon. Michael Wamalwa Kijana, is one of the great sons of this country. Renaming Kitale Technical Institute after him will be a great honour to celebrate his contribution to this country. Hon. Wamalwa Kijana was one of the people who fought for the second liberation of this country. When he teamed up with the likes of the former President Mwai Kibaki to form the National Rainbow Coalition, they set this country on an unstoppable revolution that brought an end to the KANU regime. Previously, former President Moi had disorganised the Opposition and made sure that at every election, they were divided into several groups. During the time of Wamalwa Kijana and Mwai Kibaki, they united the Opposition and managed to wrestle power from KANU. Hon. Wamalwa Kijana, like many other heroes, was celebrated abroad but ignored at home. When David Rudisha travels abroad, he is celebrated and honoured by everybody. However, when he is at home, nobody even recognizes him. Hon. Wamalwa Kijana, although he hailed from western Kenya, he became a Kenyan of no mean repute. He contributed to the democratic space in this country. He fought to make sure that institutions were respected and that we eliminated corruption that was bedeviling our institutions. We should make sure that people who have contributed in this country are recognised and honoured. Therefore, when we rename this institution, it will be a great honour and celebration in the memory of the late Wamalwa Kijana and many others. I know there are many other celebrities in this country who have not been celebrated. But, we should start by doing the little, like what we are doing with the late hon. Wamalwa Kijana. I am sure many others will come up and we will honour them."
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