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    "id": 610485,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/610485/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Macharia",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jacob Waweru Macharia",
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    "content": "Okay. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to thank hon. Wangamati for bringing up this Motion. I would also like us to borrow from history and also from the current situation in the country right now.It is important for all of us to appreciate that Mau Mau Movement was predominantly around Mount Kenya. There were other groups that agitated for Independence; an example was Dini ya Msambwa in Western Province. We also had groups from Coast and Rift Valley provinces operating under different names. It is also important for all of us to appreciate that despite the fact that some groups have been compensated, as put by the Mover of this Motion; indeed, there is only one group which we call “the Mau Mau War Veterans” that went to court. Those are the only people who have been paid. There are other people who were in the Mau Mau, who have not been paid and they are still agitating for this. They still have court cases against the British Government. It is important for the Mover and for the country to urge Dini ya Msambwa to file a suit. I also urge the team hon. Maanzo has just talked about to also file a suit because-- -"
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