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    "id": 782980,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill could not have come at a better time. It is good that it has come at this particular time when we are speaking about reconciling as a country and going back to the feeling of being Kenyan by taking advantage of what we saw on the 9th March, 2018 between our two leaders; ‘the people’s president’ and the President of the Republic of Kenya. This is a Bill that sets the tone for this sort of reconciliation that we about to undertake as a country. At one point, there was a saying that was synonymous with some of us. We kept saying: “ Tunajihurumia kuwa Wakenya” instead of saying, “ tunajivunia kuwa Wakenya. However, today, with this sort of Bill and the move to build bridges to a new Kenya, we can comfortably say: Tunajivunia kuwa Wakenya. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we stand a chance to rebrand this country through this patriotic and noble Bill. You can imagine how these youngsters will feel if they are told that any Kenyan can actually apply, through this Bill, to fly the Kenyan flag. One feels proud, patriotic and a sense of ownership. I think it was okay for us to stay for over 50 years down the line without opening up for flags to be flown as a way to rebrand ourselves. As we went round some of the partner states in the East African Community (EAC) - I always keep referring to this because we interacted with the EAC citizens – we were told that Kenyans are very aggressive and corrupt. Some of the partner states fear us. However, I can assure you that with this kind of Bill, we are likely to rebrand ourselves within ourselves. It is a Bill for Kenyans and by Kenyans to bring back the sense of ownership and patriotism. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I feel like we are setting in place a new Kenya; maybe, the third liberation. We had the first liberation from colonialists. The second liberation came when we swore to a new Constitution. We are now building bridges to have a new nation called Kenya. I welcome this new initiative of making citizens feel that they are part and parcel of what is going on in this country. We can pass on this liberation baton, through this flag, to every citizen in this country. I beg to support this Bill."
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