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    "id": 570826,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "July 14th, 2015 SENATE DEBATES 46 Sen. Mugo",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, is that why men are afraid to honour her? Yes, she had to assert herself and I am glad she is in the history books. However, we also want to see her and others on the hall of fame. Thank you for the information. Let me reiterate that we should not complain about everything because we have not stopped developing institutions. I do not think those who have been named after institutions or roads named themselves. It is the people who were there at that time who decided that we will name this after this person because of the contributions that they have made. We should appreciate that. We have many roads like Argwings Kodhek, Tom Mboya – a major road – and Ronald Ngala. Madam Temporary Speaker, when you mention the founding father of this country, sometimes I feel sad because it is like belittling the contribution that he made. It is part of our history and it does not mean others did not make the history either. I hope that we will not look at these things and personalize them but we will view them as tangible contributions which create the history of our country. I hope that it will all be written one day and even many other heroes who have not been featured will be featured with time. I also hope that we shall name something after the immediate former President, Mr. Kibaki, who contributed a lot. Nothing was named after him when he was President but it does not mean he cannot be named after one of the many institutions which are coming up. It is not a crime but part of our history. We cannot erase but build on history. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I congratulate the author of this Bill, I appeal to counties that they will research and make documentation of who should be honoured and why. They should not be discriminative but inclusive of all those who have contributed. We also have young men and women who have excelled in sports. We hope to see them too on the hall of fame. I support the Bill strongly and it does not take away anything from National Honours. It just adds."
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