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    "id": 584589,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I remember during the time that the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta was the President of this country; an issue of national importance was raised referring to a place called Kedong. There was a ranch called Kedong Ranch. I remember one day the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta went there. As usual, the traditional dancers; Nyakinyua women danced very well. As a present, they were given Kedong Ranch. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there are many such incidents in the history of this country. However, I am giving the Maasai as an example. They have been very generous to this country, but for which a lot of injustices have been committed. Reading my history, I remember that when Lord Delamere came to this country and went to settle in the Rift Valley where his children and grand children today still are, at a place called Soysambu, he decided to establish cattle ranching in this country. We must commend him for being very adventurous. He brought some cows and a bull from New Zealand. These hybrid cattle could not do very well. So, he decided that he was going to crossbreed the bull from New Zealand; I do not know whether it was a Friesian or something like that with a Maasai cow. This bull was very big. Lord Delamere believed that it had very good semen. These were hardy Maasai cows, so he thought if he crossbred the bull and the cows, the offspring would be adaptable to the environment. However, the bull came and it was not doing anything. So, he asked the Maasai peasants; what do I do? They said “look, in our culture, if a bull wants to mate with a cow, the bull must be able to run. That is part of the mating. If this bull cannot run, then it will not succeed in the job you want it to do.” That comment by the Maasais led Lord Delamere to invent Artificial Insemination (A.I). So, for cattle ranching in this country The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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