 You have a good daughter. You have also introduced your family to us, and we appreciate the work that you've done over the years to bring men and women such as these. Let me also appreciate my very good friend, Dr. Ezekiel Mutua, whom I've known over the years and whose moral rectitude is something to be celebrated. And let me appreciate my very good friend, Accordé. When history is written and it will be written of you, many things will be sad of you, but one of the things that all historians will be unanimous about was that you are courageous. They will say that you are ambitious. They will say that you are focused. They will say that you are determined. They will say that you know boundaries. They will say that you thought not outside of the box, but without the box. And it guidance my heart that you are doing these things in a society where boundaries are drawn for women in a very restrictive way. And one of the things that we celebrate about people such as yourselves is that you are breaking the glass ceiling, probably spoken as such. So we are gathered here today to celebrate the many things that you have done, but you have at a very young age, because you are still a very young girl, despite your protestation to the contrary, that you have chosen to immortalize your life in the written word. We live in a society where we are oral and we do not have the courage to immortalize our life histories. You have gone as stepfather and you have chosen to immortalize your life in the manner that you have done. And that I think is to be celebrated and I congratulate you for that. It is also instructive that in this assembly your daughters are present in this assembly. I have had the occasion to interact with you. And I remember so very fondly, not so long ago when I discussed with you the whole idea of institutionalizing the manner in which you interact with the world. And that gave birth to what is now known as Akko The Foundation. And that foundation, it gladdens my heart to acknowledge and report at once that you are already impacting lives not only in this country, but outside of this country. You know, many times when we are assembled in the manner in which we are, it is also an occasion to interrogate our lives, to ask ourselves difficult questions and uncomfortable questions. So you have brought us here today to launch your book, which is a reflection of your life. And one of the things that has gladdened my heart is your courage. Your story is known. That is your courage. Your calendar is known. You speak candidly and that is your courage. Your enthusiasm is known and that is your courage. Your explicitness is known and that is your courage. And when I saw your ex-husband whom I have met, pinnacle occasions in your life come here. It is a statement about who you are. It is a statement that whichever breed you cross, you may need it on a return journey. And I read you every so often in times of depression and misfortune. And you are the same. You have a fun sight to your life. Those who do not know you may judge you on that only. But those of us who care to know who you are, judge you on the totality of your life. Mr. Kelo, you are gentlemen. Few men would do what you do continuously and consistently. And there is a sense in which you have to be celebrated because you have succeeded in giving strength to this girl. Mama, you are also to be celebrated. This is the second function that we are attending jointly. I remember so very fondly when we were launching the foundation. You are present on that occasion. And you say you were also present on that occasion. And I remember you encouraging your daughter. That is as it should be. So those of us who are present here this evening, those of you who are artists, those of you who serve Kenya and Africa and the world in different spheres, Ako there is doing something that is special and unique. She is bold. You know, two days ago when it was last evening, I had a telephone conversation with Ako there. And I know Ako there is eccentricities. But I asked her, what kind of dress are you going to have on the occasion? Because Ako there is capable of shocking and owing at the same time. Then she told me I have a gown. Behold the gown. So ladies and gentlemen, we are here to celebrate a young lady who is deprived not only of her family but of her friends, her country and her continent. She does not apologize for who she is. She does not apologize for what she does. She goes out into the world and does what must be done. And there is a sense in which lover or hater, you can never ignore her. Lover or hater, you can never ignore her because she is created. She is an innovator. She is an inventor. She is a go-getter. She is a person who does what ought to be done because what ought to be done ought to be done. And she is not in the business of apologizing to anybody. She is in the business of telling the truth as it ought to be told without apology. Such women are few and far between. And when history is written and it will be written of you, when you are long gone, it will be said of you that behold there was a courageous little girl. It will be said of you that there was a courageous little artist. It will be said of you that there was a courageous little author. It will be said of you that there was a young girl who came and Julia Seiza used to say you you came, you saw, and you conquered. And therefore, this evening, as the wisdom of Dina's speeches normally defined, at a Dina's speech, you don't specify. You only say as much as is necessary. I stand here to congratulate you for writing a book. I congratulate you for releasing an album. I congratulate you for blazing the train. I congratulate you for making your daughters proud. I congratulate you for making your family proud. I congratulate you for making your friends proud. I congratulate you for making the music industry proud. I congratulate you for making Kenya proud. I congratulate you for making Africa proud. I congratulate you because you are a worthy human being. And if you want to be a spiritually inclined person, it may be said of you that you are one of the ladies of whom it may be said that you were given a single seed, you sowed it and behold it, Glossomers. God bless you. Ladies and gentlemen, please, outstanding ovation, and please, once again, ladies and gentlemen, Professor P. L. O. Luba, ladies and gentlemen. So even before we all sit down, please.