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    "id": 782945,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stand right from the onset to support this Bill. The whole idea of the way we handle the matters of the flag has a lot to do with our history; the way we grew up and the way we have learnt to behave within a certain context. For example, in many communities and in many places, when the flag was being hoisted, you had to stand at attention and if you moved, you would be stopped. You had to raise it up in a certain way and salute. I think this is what gave this impression. The revering of the flag in this way was not bad because in itself, it is meant to show the respect of the flag though I think that we went too far with the agenda of respect and missed the aspect of patriotism. For many children, they have not learnt to identify with that flag. When I was in primary school, at the Star of the Sea School, Mombasa, we would first hoist the flag and then sing all the three stanzas of the National Anthem. We knew how to sing the National Anthem both in English and Kiswahili. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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