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Uhuru’s full speech during Jamhuri Day celebrations

President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi.

My Fellow Kenyans,

Fifty-five years ago today, our beautiful flag was hoisted for the first time; announcing our pride in the independence we had won.  It embraced our identity as a free people, recalled the sacrifices that had been made to win our freedom, and laid claim to our blessed land.  

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