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    "id": 928694,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Andrew Ngumba also became a mayor but it is Charles Rubia. Thank you for the correction. I agree with you. It is absolutely true. This is a great name of a Kenyan who decided to deny himself everything, except to work for the society of Kenya. He has bequeathed values to this society. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what is the role of a university? It is to maintain the ethos and tempo of a nation, and to propagate and transmit knowledge to the participants. That is why when a person attains a degree, the proclamation which is made is that he or she does as appertains to that degree. In other words, it is to reach a level of excellence that is mandated and required by citation to maintain that level and tempo. Therefore, this is one individual who will attract many of our young people to join that university. Today, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you talk about Masinde Muliro University, it is a testimony of an individual who did so much. When you talk of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University, it is a testimony of a person who did so much for this nation. When you talk of Dedan Kimathi University, it is a person who fought for this nation. Therefore, he presents certain aspirations of Kenyans, and that is what we want to instill in our young generation. They must have certain aspirations that are pure, noble and actionable. We must move the population away from things that are catastrophic and which can destroy a nation to levels that can sustain it. When you look at what is currently trending, it is only now that we are talking about cancer. We need these types of institutions to deal with mundane diseases like cancer, which are pervading our society left, right and centre. In fact, Kenyans are spending more money treating people in the hospitals rather than preventing the events that cause cancer, yet we have all the available means to prevent cancer. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Motion. The renaming of Murang’a University to Kenneth Matiba University of Technology will add value, because Kenneth Matiba is the epitome of society. This will give new aspirations and impetus for people to pursue higher learning in that university. That is the calling for each and every one of them. With those few remarks, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the Motion."
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