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    "id": 696085,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to contribute to this Bill pertaining to Kenyatta Mausoleum. Indeed, it is a wonderful Bill and in line with the Heroes Act that was passed on the Floor of this House. When you talk about Kenyatta, there is so much we need to learn from him. I never had opportunity to see him because I was a baby at that time. Anytime you want to know what he looked like, those who had an opportunity to see him say that he really looked like his son, the current President of this country, His Excellency Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. I do not know whether he had the same height like his son, but when President Uhuru was campaigning, we realised that even his speech was like his father’s. He would use famous words such as “ ndugu zanguni ” or “ baba zanguni ”. The late Mzee Kenyatta was very patriotic. He left a legacy of Harambees . Many people are here today because of Harambees . The Harambee spirit calls for teamwork. This is something that leaders need to learn. You can only succeed when you work together as a team. The Harambee spirit and its legacy still exist today because of Mzee Kenyatta, the late founder of this nation. When it comes to pan-Africanism, you realise that Mzee is also remembered as one of the big people who campaigned for it. He is mentioned alongside Kwame Nkrumah and Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, when you read history. As others have mentioned, if this mausoleum is going to be opened to the public, the fee charged should be democratic, so that we do not just do it for the purposes of tourists, but also for locals to visit. As others have mentioned, the interest is the history and heritage. A lot has 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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