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    "id": 920302,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the Statement raised by Sen. Khaniri concerning the legendary footballer called Joe Kadenge. It is sad for me to stand here and talk about an icon that Kenya has lost. As my colleagues have said, when I first heard about Joe Kadenge, I thought it was a plate or something like that but I was told it is a person. Those days we only used to have one media house called the Voice of Kenya (VoK). Whenever Joe Kadenge’s name was mentioned, everybody kept quiet. Others played while others sang. As children at that time, we used to sing Kadenge na mpira. That was an eloquent chorus that everyone in Kenya enjoyed to hear. As we celebrate the icon, I would like us to know that we have Conjestina Achieng who is languishing in poverty but nobody is thinking about her. She has brought glory to this country and made women proud but nobody talks about her. She is languishing in poverty and has been nicknamed “mad woman”. How I pray that the Government of Kenya gets interested in knowing the lives our legends live. In as much as many people assisted him, Joe Kadenge died very poor and while struggling. How can we allow such a person to die in that state? It is bad that we have forgotten our heroes. My colleagues have proposed that Nyayo National Stadium be renamed Joe Kadenge Stadium. I propose Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani be renamed Joe Kadenge na Mpira Stadium because Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani has become kisirani . That is because we lose many matches there. It is only one match that was played the other day that we won. According to me, it is Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani that should be renamed Joe Kadenge Stadium. Colleagues here have talked about sportspersons like footballers, athletes, boxers like Conjestina Achieng and many others that I do not have to mention. We need to come up with legislation because sports and culture are now devolved. We need to come up with legislation to assist our people, so that when they die, their families are taken care of. We should not only celebrate them in death but also celebrate what they did. I know many people will attend the burial and talk the way we are doing here. However, what have we left for Joe Kadenge’s family? Let us think about it. We need to appreciate our own. I thank Sen. Khaniri for bringing the Statement. I appreciate that I got an opportunity to talk about Joe Kadenge."
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