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    "id": 872011,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Patrick Musimba",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Mweu Musimba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I want to support this Bill in its form and content. The national flag remains a huge symbol for us. It rekindles the moments in 1963, although we all watch them in documentaries. When you look at the faces of the people as the Union Jack was being lowered and the Kenyan flag was raised after a long struggle that went through the emergency period, this remains a symbol that needs to be at the heart of every Kenyan. As we look at our great nation, its essence, power and above all what God has bestowed upon us which are great blessings, we need to all have great ownership of our flag. Most countries take this for granted. From the time of the Ottoman, their flag has remained a symbol of bringing people together, direction and hope. It is one of those things in this 21st Century that the only place where we all stand at 6.00 p.m. in the evening when our national flag is lowered is in our police stations. This needs to be a moment that every single Kenyan upholds. The national anthem needs to be sung in the morning at the start of national radios in remembrance of what our great flag portends to all us, which is the sacrifice of our forefathers, those who have come before us and those who stand here. Our able friend talked about the sacrifices that many people endured in life. We need to remember all of them. We do this ably during the national holidays. My call which is within the Bill is that the flag needs to be with all of us and held with great reverence. As our KDF are fighting in Somalia and in far flung places and as our people and soldiers are executing their duties all over the world to protect humanity and the values that we stand for, the Kenyan flag remains an emblem. As much as we are giving it to our governors to put in their vehicles and we want our State officials to uphold it, we need to always remember that the foundation of our flag is one of sacrifice. This nation needs to move and grow."
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