{"id":696930,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/696930/?format=json","text_counter":49,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":193,"legal_name":"Peter Anyang' Nyong'o","slug":"peter-nyongo"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I deserve more than two minutes in this House to speak about my colleague, the late Salim Bamahriz. I know and you all know that I was a young turk. In those days, we joined together with the six elders to carry out the important task of fighting for democracy and the introduction of multi-party system in this country. The late Bamahriz was a very charismatic man. He was one who was together with the ordinary Kenyans – the wanyonge . He showed extra ordinary courage to come out from the coast and join the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Masinde Muliro, Martin Shikuku, George Nthenge, Phillip Gachoka and the six of us – the young turks – Raila Odinga, Sen. James Orengo, Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Paul Muite, Imanyara Mugambi and myself to start this multi-party journey."}