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    "id": 573034,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/573034/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, President Obama knows that we are on the right track. He would want to see us hold hands as we move in the right trajectory. President Obama has Kenyan blood running in his veins. Being a marginalized person in the USA, it is commendable that he captured that seatto become the first African American to go to the White House. His election is testimony to the fact that Kenyans can co-exist, love each other, talk to each other and move this country to another level of development. It is very important to note that while in Kenya, President Obama met different groups. He addressed university students and talked to both the Government and the Opposition leaders. He told us that he wants to see Kenyans working together and talking to each other as a family does. He does not want to see unnecessary divisions. The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, cannot fight terrorism alone. He needs all players. We need to work together to give information. The Opposition leaders can give suggestions on how best we can move on. Kenya does not belong to one person but it belongs to all of us. President Obama spoke at length on the importance of Kenyans solving their own problems. That point came out very clearly. We need to follow that cue and work together towards building our nation. Nation building is not a one-man or a two-people show but it is everybody’s show. As Kenyans, we need to look at it from that perspective. President Obama’s visit is a vote of confidence in terms of the work that has already been done, but we need to do better. The fact that President Uhuru with his Government members received President Obama, sat down and discussed issues and invited the Opposition leaders and shared a meal shows that we are headed in the right direction."
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