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    "id": 532060,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, in the history of our nation, has any Head of State delivered an apology to all those whom the Government has wronged either in act or by omission? It is only this President who, with extreme humility and personification of the best of our values, apologised on behalf of his Government; he apologised on behalf of all the governments since Independence - from Wagalla to the death of a great man called Tom Mboya, the post-election violence, the murder of the late Mbai, Robert Ouko, to Malka Mari, Garissa Massacre, the 1992/1993 post-election violence, and all omissions and commissions of wrongs by his father, retired President Moi, retired President Kibaki and his co-principal and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. President Uhuru Kenyatta apologised on behalf of everybody who was in previous governments and in his current Government. Hon. Speaker, that sets the stage for national healing. That sets the stage for our country’s reconciliation. I do not think that apology was in vain. It was the beginning of a long journey of national healing and national reconciliation. The theme of his Address was cohesion, integration and bringing our country together as one entity. This, in my opinion, is the most important part of the Address. The President has underscored the commitment of his Government to the post-election violence of 2007/2008, the related cases which were presented to him and above all, the President, for the first time in history of our country, has directed the National Treasury to set aside money, or establish a fund of Kshs10 billion, over the next three years to be used for restorative justice. Every year – I want to speak for the people of northern Kenya - when we commemorate what happened in Wagalla, widows, children and the people of Wagalla are in abject poverty. I am sure this Kshs10 billion fund will restore the social and the economic life of the people of Kenya. I was a university student when Dr. Ouko died; during demonstrations, one of my colleagues died in Moi University. Nobody sent an apology about what had happened. President Uhuru Kenyatta, we will respect you for many generations to come. That Address made the hon. President of the USA, for the first time in two days, to say “I am The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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