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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Shidiye",
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        "legal_name": "Mohamed Muktar Shidiye",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. From the outset, I want to congratulate hon. Wangamati for bringing to the House such an important Motion. Justice delayed is justice denied. In order to address this historical injustice, it is very important that we compensate the people who fought for this country’s Independence. The amount of Kshs2.5billion given to the Mau Mau freedom fighters by the British Government is very little considering the number of people who died during the struggle, and the amount of suffering that they went through. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we do not celebrate what the heroes who fought for this country’s Independence did for this country. Most of the time, we forget the good things that they did for this country and just move on. It is very unfortunate that Kenyans forget the people who struggled in order for us, as a country, to be what we are today. In December, 2013, we travelled with the Speaker of the National Assembly to Ethiopia. They were celebrating their national day in Southern Ethiopia in an area they call “Region 5”. What we saw was a wakeup call for us. They were celebrating and showcasing Ethiopia. It is something we need to borrow from them. During every national day, they have an activity in a region. They do not do their activities only in the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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