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    "id": 573077,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "- were both, indeed, not only a morale booster, but a confidence stamps for the Kenyan economy. It is the first time that the global economic summit is happening in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was an opportunity for Kenya to showcase to the rest of the world. We enjoyed positive media coverage for three days. It gave us an opportunity to host the world’s leading entrepreneurs and investors. It, indeed, gave us the opportunity to showcase to the rest of the world that Kenya is a nation of innovation. I am very proud that one very young lady Jamila Abbas who hails from North-Eastern Kenya was, indeed, recognized in the summit as one of the young innovators who are changing the lives of many Kenya farmers. The coming of President Obama was, indeed, an honour to our country. He gave us a valuable gift as a country of his father. He was very candid. He spoke to us as a big brother. He gave us very straight forward messages. He encouraged us to keep hope alive and ensure that we drive our country to a new level saying that, indeed, even reaching the levels of Korea is not just a dream, but it can be a reality if we decide to do so. He urged us to fight corruption and end ethnic based politics. My colleagues have spoken to this very much. Indeed, he said that these two things are capable of bringing our country down. That was well deserved advice coming from our big brother. He spoke very well on behalf of the minorities and earned their respect. Coming from amongst the minority communities in Kenya, I must say his message was very encouraging. Indeed, we should adopt that kind of a trend as a country and we will get into the good places that Obama mentioned to us. He told us to uphold human rights even as we fight terrorism. He punched on this point severally in the several speeches that he made. I almost felt that he understood the cries of a family of one man who is still missing from my constituency up to this very day in the hands of our authorities. One Mr. Omar Salat was picked by the authorities about a month ago now and he is still missing. His children and family do not know whether he is alive or dead. President Obama told us that, indeed, those kinds of actions will continue to polarize the situation and radicalize many more people. That will not help us as a country. I want to tell our authorities that the missing person, Omar Salat Kadhia and many others, abductions and possible extra judicial killings together with all the complaints that we have received from many of our constituents will not help. Our big brother, the experienced United States of America (USA), has faced those kinds of situations for many years. It is telling us that it does not help to go in that direction as a country. Instead, we should correct those things. The coming of His Excellency President Obama opened new doors of opportunities for Kenya. He urged us to reconcile and move on. This is a good spirit. I also want to commend the manner in which our President, Uhuru Kenyatta, hosted President Obama. When he was asked about his stand on the gay issues, I was lost for words. I did not know what our President was going to say. I must say that I have never seen such a clever way to politely disagree with the person you are hosting; and who holds different values. I commend our President for the manner in which he upheld the position and our image as a country. With those few remarks, we have woken up to a Kenya of new hopes. Let us live to it as advised by our big brother."
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