{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=155096","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=155094","results":[{"id":1569142,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569142/?format=json","text_counter":97,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"That is in the book; Petals of Blood ."},{"id":1569143,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569143/?format=json","text_counter":98,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Emuhaya, ANC","speaker_title":"Hon. Omboko Milemba","speaker":null,"content":" Yes, it is in Petals of Blood . You are a master. Thank you. In Petals of Blood, he tried to bring out that theme very confidently. We should have more tolerance in our times for literally works and with those behind such works. So, when I see writers of stage plays like ‘Shackles of Blood’ getting in trouble with the authorities, I blame it as invasion of the spaces of academicians and are not teachers. If we allow teachers to do these things without much competition and blocking, we would improve our literary world. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."},{"id":1569144,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569144/?format=json","text_counter":99,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Rachael Nyamai."},{"id":1569145,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569145/?format=json","text_counter":100,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kitui South, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to eulogise our son, the son of the world, a linguist, a creative writer and gift to this country. I would like to go directly to the family that Ngugi wa Thiong'o has left behind for us. I could not move my eyes from the screen, watching the children of Ngugi wa Thiong'o. He has left us children who are well grounded, who he must have taught well and showed the right way to follow. This is a lesson we need to pick up as a House. We need to know that no matter how busy we are, no matter how many parts of the world we go to, at the end of the day, it is family we are working for. Hon. Speaker, Ngugi wa Thiong’o travelled to very many parts of the world. At times he was not happy with the situation at home but he remained patriotic to our country, making sure that he wrote books that showed love for this country. We have much to learn from him. I thank you for your Statement that day about how we did not see his face in all our dailies. We need to urge our media houses to be more patriotic and to love Kenyans like the late Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Ngugi wa Thiong'o left behind a number of children, showing us that we need to rethink our family planning policy. We must have a debate in future on whether we should have allowed the colonialists to encourage us to only have two children instead---"},{"id":1569146,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569146/?format=json","text_counter":101,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Murugara."},{"id":1569147,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569147/?format=json","text_counter":102,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Tharaka, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. George Murugara","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I join the rest of the House and Kenyans in eulogising this great man of the Republic of Kenya. I commend you because on the day after he passed on, you took time to inform the media that instead of writing headlines about non-issues, they should write headlines remembering the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1569148,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569148/?format=json","text_counter":103,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Tharaka, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. George Murugara","speaker":null,"content":"late Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o. That happened the following day, which was extremely good because Kenyans were able to recollect the lives and times of the late Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o. When Ngugi wa Thiong’o left The Alliance High School, he went to Makerere University, where he met the late former President Mwai Kibaki, who was supposed to be his lecturer. The late former President Kibaki advised him to pursue literature or Bachelor of Arts in English, as it was called then, because he was not very good in Mathematics and Economics but he was extremely good in the written word. He had the gift of the gab. We encourage our learners today, especially those in school, to not only read the works of the late Ngugi wa Thiong'o but to also take cue from him. Take time to acquire writing skills so that we produce many more Ngugi wa Thiong'o who will tower in Africa like Chinua Achebe and the rest in terms of writing. Today we eulogise a great man of the Republic of Kenya, the late Ngugi wa Thiong'o. May his soul rest in eternal peace."},{"id":1569149,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569149/?format=json","text_counter":104,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Millie Odhiambo."},{"id":1569150,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569150/?format=json","text_counter":105,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Suba North, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my behalf and that of the people of Suba North, I bring our message of condolences to the family of the late Ngugi wa Thiong'o and to Kenya as a whole because his death is our country’s loss. When I was a young girl, I used to work at my uncle's bookshop. I would struggle to read the difficult English words in the late Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s books. Just like you, I probably read all of them even though I did not understand many of them. Nevertheless, one thing stood out for me. I want to comment on one of his books, The River Between, which looked at the influence of British colonisation through the eyes of Muthoni. I want to specifically single out the way he dealt with the issue of feminism. A majority of the characters in the book are women whom he exalts and portrays as fighting tyranny and exploitation. He sees women as victims of African society and patriarchal systems. To liberate themselves, they endeavoured to shatter the patriarchal obstacles and bring about change. He was way ahead of his time. We are currently talking about some of the issues that he mentioned in his books such as intersectionality. He already dealt with issues that bring women down, like intersectionality of gender, race and ethnicity. Thank you for giving me the opportunity."},{"id":1569151,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569151/?format=json","text_counter":106,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Member for Limuru."}]}