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    "id": 597532,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to commend all the Senators who have paid great tribute to our colleague, Sen. Harold Kipchumba. When I spoke earlier, I did mention that one of the great American Presidents was disabled but was a great achiever. In fact, he is one of the longest serving Presidents of the United States of America (USA). I did not mention his name; he is Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was President from 1933 to 1945. It is then that the Americans realised that good people can be presidents forever democratically and introduced the term limits. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, because we are honouring Mr. Harold Kipchumba, I would like to give some quotes from Franklin Delano Roosevelt which actually describe Mr. Harold Kipchumba very well. They describe the vision and commitment of great achievers like him. Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said:“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Sen. Harold Kipchumba has not feared anything with his disability. Secondly, he also said that: “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough for those who have little.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the fight against polio and the focus on fellow persons with disability are those who have little. If, indeed, our fight for vaccination of 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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