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    "id": 789406,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to join my colleagues in sending my condolences to the family of Hon. Kenneth Matiba. As a young girl in 1992, I remember very vividly how my family was pro Matiba. I was very awake to politics by then. In fact, it was the year I became interested in politics. To me, Hon. Matiba stood out as a very courageous leader. This is something good to emulate. His life was ultimately sacrificed for all of us here today. This was a man who had built a vast empire in the hotel industry and top tier schools in the country. However, it was unfortunate to see his property being auctioned because of bad politics and Government’s intimidation against this hero. I also join others in saying that we should not always just stand up only when one passes away and talk about how great they were and then move on to our mundane lives and forget about them until another hero dies. We, as Kenyans, it is time we started recognizing our heroes and their contribution to this country. We must have a place in history for them for posterity. Three generations from now should be able to read and know about such great heroes of Kenya. As I talk about Matiba, we know there are many heroes and heroines like the late Prof. Wangari 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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