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    "id": 572815,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ongoro",
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        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to add my voice in support of and to comment on the visit by this great African man who has made a big global statement to humanity, about equality and the possibility of possibilities. I was mostly impressed by the ease with which he went about his engagements; from interacting with his family to the top Executive; from the civil society to the business entrepreneurs and top business executives, from every part of the world. He did it with such ease, candidness, boldness and honesty that was so impressive Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, President Obama’s knowledge of local content of what we are going through as a nation was impressive. He brought about the historical perspective, gave us recent data and a way forward. It was so impressive just listening to him. He spoke to us, as a nation, that clearing our streets of urchins and hiding them in one corner was an effort in futility. He knew about them even before he came. Therefore, sometimes, it is very good for us to just be natural, including our good or bad, with or without visitors. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, President Obama used very strong words against ethnicity, corruption, inequality, lopsided development, religious intolerance and the hypocrisy of leaders. This was very impressive. However, more importantly, was his statement about the need for inclusivity. He wants us to include the youth and women in leadership. That brings us to the point where we were in the Tenth Parliament when we had a Ministry in charge of youth affairs. We can also create a Ministry that deals with women affairs. Women in this country comprise more than half of the population. We need to involve them in postions of leadership. President Obama, in his speech, appreciated the need to create space for constructive criticism through the civil society. When he gave the example of his opponents back home in the USA; stating that he has come here for his birth certificate, he laughed about it. How come here in Kenya, you are almost castigated for being in the Opposition, when the supreme law of this land recognizes and appreciates Kenya as a multiparty democracy and the Opposition? It is not a crime to be in the ruling coalition or in the Opposition. Actually, the Opposition is the breeding ground for----"
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