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President William Ruto's full 2024 Madaraka Day speech

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President William Ruto at the 61st Madaraka Day celebrations on June 1, 2024. [PCS]

Below is President William Ruto's full Madaraka Day speech, hosted in Bungoma County.

"It is a great honour for me to join you here at this stadium named to honour the memory of one of Kenya's finest sons, illustrious freedom fighters and exemplary leader, Masinde Muliro, and to lead Kenya in celebrating the 61st Madaraka Day. On this anniversary, we mark the emphatic success of our freedom struggle, the triumph of the many gallant men and women who made immense sacrifices for the cause of freedom and justice, and the vindication of the principles and values which inspired the people of Kenya to stand as one, resist oppression and unite to claim their sovereignty, and to win the freedom to build a nation in accordance with their aspirations.

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