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    "id": 928691,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/928691/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": "I remember when I came back from India for an inaugural flight in 1960, he was one such senior members of our society in the colonial era to get a placement in high circles of the Ministry of Education, together with a lady called Ana Brotherton, who used to be the senior education officer. Therefore, not only did he excel in these areas, but he moved on to establish various institutions of learning, both at the primary and secondary level, and they bear testimony of his prowess in the area of education. The late hon. Kenneth Matiba was also able to transcend the area of social aspects. At the time when he I was the Chairman of the Kenya Amateur Athletics Association (KAAA), he was also the Chairman of Kenya Football Federation (KFF) and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the East African Breweries. When he took over the mantle of the KFF, he cut across the ethnic divide and was able to sponsor Gor Mahia, which was at that time considered a team from Nyanza instead of supporting a team from the Mt. Kenya region. That was the first time that one of the trophies came to Kenya, and Gor Mahia kept on scoring. I remember that the general manager of the then Extelcoms was fond of Gor Mahia. He then invited the late hon. Kenneth Matiba to participate, and be part of the sponsors for these events, and Gor Mahia took the international standards to higher heights. Not only that, he eventually became the Chairman of KFF. You know the game well, because together with the late Brigadier Cromwell Mkunguzi, we took care of soccer in Nairobi areas and defined its future. Therefore, when he took over as the Chairman, he did a great thing to bring up Harambee Stars to the level where it is today. He is, therefore, not a man who just sat on the saddle and waited for things to happen; he was proactive."
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