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When Kenyatta warned Parliament against vainglorious debates

Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and daughter Margaret in the 1960s. [File/Standard]

Kenya commemorates 54 years as a republic amid pomp and circumstance, the crowning moment being the president's speech. But, which presidential speech, and not necessarily on Jamhuri Day, has been the most memorable?.

Many believe it Kenya’s first President Jommo Kenyatta's address to parliament ranks among the best.

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