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    "id": 671654,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kembi-Gitura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Kembi Gitura",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, some of us have the privilege of knowing the founders of the Riara Group of Schools, Mr. Daniel and Dr. Eddah Gachukia. I dare say that it is also a great privilege to have the School here with us this afternoon, to see and follow what we do in the Senate. I would like to challenge students who are here from both the High School and the university that I hope that theirs is not just a visit to the Senate Chamber so that they can say that they were in the Senate. When they go back to school, I would like to challenge them to read, not as a novel or a book in literature but as a serious reading, the preamble to our Constitution. I want them to understand that as a country, we acknowledge the supremacy of God and honour those who heroically fought for this nation. We are also proud of our ethnic, cultural and religious diversity. I want the students to understand why we have put the preamble in our Constitution and why nationhood is so important. When they get back to school, I want them to read - with the help of their teachers - Article 10 of the Constitution, to understand the national values and principles of governance, which include patriotism, national unity, rule of law, democracy and participation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want them to consider and re-think about the national anthem. It is not just a song that people sing, but a national prayer. I would like them to work out and see where it came from. I hope that their teachers who teach literature and English will take them through the anthem and analyse every word, stanza and sentence, so as to understand it in reference to the national values, nationhood and what we stand for as a nation. I want them to understand that this is their country and we are one people. With all the diversities that we might have, we are one people as a nation. We may be in the majority or minority sides as we sit in this House, but we are one people representing one nation. Those are the challenges I want to give the young ladies from Riara Secondary School---"
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