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    "id": 683746,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F. K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I also want to support the repealing of this colonial Act. I am really a rural person because I come from rural areas. I know two old men who, when I was very young, went as far as the Far East and fought there. These people are still alive, but if you look at the condition in which they live, you will not believe it. They are poor and they were not compensated. I am sure other people are still alive elsewhere. As we repeal this outdated Act, I suggest that we look at those who served in the colonial days and see if there is any way we can compensate them. I am aware that the Mau Mau soldiers who fought the colonialists are looking for compensation from the British Government. I sympathise with those old men. They are in their hundreds. Maybe, as we repeal this Act, we should look for a small token to compensate them. If not directly, we can compensate their dependants. As we clear all these old Acts, we should also look at the compensation of those who took part in serving the colonial masters. There are two old men who say how they were transported to the Far East to fight. They are still alive but there is nothing to show for that. I know it is a very old Act. As we look at the archives and clean some of these things, let us also do an honourable thing. I ask the Leader of the Majority Party to look at it and see if he can give a token of appreciation to the people who served our masters. Of course I cannot underrate the role they played in bringing civilisation in this part of the world. We should look at their compensation. I support."
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