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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Bishop) Mutua",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mutemi Mutua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice in support of this Bill. First, I want to appreciate the spirit behind this debate. It is high time we remembered our history from the positive side. Many times when we talk about our history, we talk about marginalisation and inequalities, but this Bill calls on us to realise that there are a lot of good things that our leaders, and in particular the first President of this nation, indeed, the father of this nation, did. Yesterday, we were discussing the Harambee story. I would like to see the story and the origin of the Harambee spirit being displayed as we debate this Bill on the Kenyatta Mausoleum. That will ensure people understand the circumstances under which this spirit was given to us, which has enabled us to develop as a nation, to develop our people and our institutions because of what our founding father of this nation gave us. This clarion call he gave us has become our greatest achievement in this nation. As we open the mausoleum, let us be careful to note the good statements and the inspiring messages of our founding father. It is high time we, as Kenyans, became proud of our leaders who have managed to bring us together as a nation. We were so much divided by the colonialists before Kenyatta’s time. When he came into power, he brought us together. Even as we struggle today with tribalism, we can overcome this aspect if we keep remembering what he told us. We can do this by visiting the mausoleum when it is open to the public and get inspired. We seem to forget too fast where we have come from and why we came together as a nation. This is an important Bill. As leaders, we need to re-examine our particular stand as we visit the mausoleum and see what made our forefathers fight so hard and sacrifice so much 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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