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Joseph Lekuton: A parable for Kenya
Joseph Lekuton menceritakan perumpamaan tentang Kenya
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Joseph Lekuton - Kenyan MP
A teacher, writer and member of the Kenyan parliament, Joseph Lekuton has an inspiring vision for Kenya. Full bio
A teacher, writer and member of the Kenyan parliament, Joseph Lekuton has an inspiring vision for Kenya. Full bio
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My name is Joseph, a Member of Parliament in Kenya.
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Nama saya Joseph, seorang anggota parlemen Kenya.
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Picture a Maasai village,
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Bayangkanlah sebuah desa Masai.
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and one evening, government soldiers come, surround the village
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Suatu malam, tentara pemerintah datang, mengepung desa
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and ask each elder to bring one boy to school.
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dan meminta setiap tetua mengirim seorang pemuda ke sekolah.
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That's how I went to school --
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Itulah bagaimana saya pergi bersekolah --
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pretty much a government guy pointing a gun
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ibarat pemerintah menodongkan senjata
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and told my father, "You have to make a choice."
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dan memberi tahu ayah saya, "Anda harus membuat pilihan."
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So, I walked very comfortably to this missionary school
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Sehingga saya dengan sangat nyaman pergi ke sekolah misionaris
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that was run by an American missionary,
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yang dijalankan oleh misionaris Amerika ini,
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and the first thing the American missionary gave me was a candy.
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dan hal pertama yang diberikan misionaris itu adalah sebuah permen.
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I had never in my life ever tasted candy.
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Saya belum pernah makan permen sebelumnya.
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So I said to myself, with all these hundred other boys,
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Sehingga saya berkata kepada diri saya, bersama ratusan pemuda lainnya,
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this is where I belong. (Laughter)
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inilah tempat saya sebenarnya --
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Stayed
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(Tawa)
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when everybody else was dropping out.
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-- saat semua orang lain keluar dari sekolah.
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My family moved; we're nomads.
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Keluarga saya pindah. Kami hidup mengembara.
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Every time school closed -- it was a boarding school and I was seven --
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Setiap kali sekolah tutup -- ini adalah sekolah berasrama, usia saya tujuh tahun --
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you had to travel until you find them.
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Anda harus berjalan sampai menemukannya.
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Fifty miles, 40 miles, it doesn't matter.
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50 mil, 40 mil, tidak masalah.
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You slept in the bush, but you kept going.
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Anda tidur di semak belukar, namun tetap berjalan.
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And I stayed. I don't know why I stayed, but I stayed.
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Dan saya tetap di sana. Saya tidak tahu alasannya, tapi saya tetap tinggal.
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And all of a sudden I passed the national examination,
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Dan tiba-tiba saja, saya lulus ujian nasional,
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found myself in a very beautiful high school in Kenya.
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dan masuk ke sekolah menengah yang sangat indah di Kenya.
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And I finished high school. And just walking, I found a man
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Saya menyelesaikan sekolah menengah. Waktu berlalu, saya bertemu seseorang
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who gave me a full scholarship to the United States.
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yang memberikan saya beasiswa penuh ke Amerika Serikat.
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My mother still lives in a cow-dung hut,
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Ibu saya masih tinggal di gubuk dengan kotoran sapi,
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none of my brothers are going to school,
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tidak ada saudara saya yang bersekolah
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and this man told me, "Here, go."
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dan orang ini memberi tahu saya, "Ini, pergilah."
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So I got a scholarship to St. Lawrence University, Upstate New York;
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Saya mendapat beasiswa di Universitas St. Lawrance, di bagian utara New York.
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finished that. And then after that I went to Harvard Graduate School;
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Setelah lulus, saya melanjutkan ke Program Pascasarjana Harvard.
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finished that. And then I worked in DC a little bit:
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Saya lulus dan pernah bekerja di Washington DC.
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I wrote a book for National Geographic and taught history, U.S. history.
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Saya menulis buku untuk National Geographic, dan mengajar sejarah, sejarah Amerika.
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And every time, I kept going back home
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Dan setiap kali saya pulang, saya
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listening to the problems of these people --
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mendengarkan masalah dari orang-orang ini,
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sick people, people with no water, all this stuff --
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orang-orang sakit, yang tidak memiliki air, dan sejenisnya.
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and every time I go back to America, I kept thinking about them.
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Dan setiap kali saya kembali ke Amerika, saya tetap memikirkan mereka.
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Then one day, an elder gave me a story and this story went like this:
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Lalu suatu hari, seorang tetua menceritakan kisah ini.
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long time ago, there was a big war between tribes.
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Jaman dahulu, ada perang suku besar.
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And there was this specific tribe that was really afraid of this other Luhya tribe.
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Dan ada sebuah suku yang sangat takut dengan suku Luhya yang lain ini.
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And every time, they sent scouts out there to make sure no one attacked them.
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Setiap saat, mereka mengirim pengintai untuk meyakinkan tidak ada penyerang.
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So one day, the scouts came running and told the villagers,
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Suatu hari, seorang pengintai kembali dan berkata kepada para penduduk desa,
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"The enemies are coming. Only half an hour away, they'll be here."
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"Musuh datang, hanya setengah jam dari sini -- mereka akan segera tiba."
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So people scrambled, took their things and ready to go, move out.
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Sehingga orang-orang bergegas mengepak barang mereka dan bersiap-siap pergi.
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But there were two men:
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Namun ada dua pemuda,
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one man was blind, one man had no legs -- he was born like that.
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yang satu buta dan satunya lagi tidak memiliki kaki -- sejak lahir.
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The leader of the chiefs said, "No, sorry. We can't take you. You'll slow us down.
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Kepala suku itu berkata, "Maaf, kami tidak dapat mengajak Anda. Anda akan memperlambat kami."
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We have to flee our women and children, we have to run."
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Kami harus menyelamatkan wanita dan anak-anak kami, kami harus berlari."
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And they were left behind, waiting to die.
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Dan mereka ditinggalkan, menunggu kematian.
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But these two people worked something out.
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Namun kedua orang ini berbuat sesuatu.
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The blind man said, "Look, I'm a very strong man but I can't see."
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Si orang buta berkata, "Saya sangat kuat, namun tidak dapat melihat."
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The man with no legs says, "I can see as far as the end of the world,
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Si orang tanpa kaki berkata, "Saya dapat melihat hingga ke ujung dunia,
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but I can't save myself from a cat, or whatever animals."
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namun saya tidak dapat melawan seekor kucing, atau hewan apapun."
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So the blind man went down on his knees, down like this,
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Lalu si orang buta berlutut seperti ini,
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and told the man with no legs to go over his back, and stood up.
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dan menyuruh si orang tanpa kaki untuk naik ke punggungnya dan berdiri.
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The man on top can see, the blind man can walk.
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Orang di atas dapat melihat, si orang buta dapat berjalan.
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And these guys took off, followed the footsteps of the villagers
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Dan orang-orang ini berjalan, mengikuti jejak kaki para penduduk desa,
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until they found and passed them.
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sampai mereka menemukan dan mendahului mereka.
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So, this was told to me in a setup of elders.
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Kisah ini diceritakan oleh sekumpulan tetua.
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And it's a really poor area. I represent Northern Kenya:
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Dan ini benar-benar daerah miskin, saya berasal dari Kenya Utara --
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the most nomadic, remote areas you can even find.
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paling banyak penduduk pengembara, tempat paling terpencil.
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And that man told me, "So, here you are.
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Dan orang itu memberi tahu saya, "Jadi, inilah diri Anda,
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You've got a good education from America,
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Anda memperoleh pendidikan bagus dari Amerika,
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you have a good life in America; what are you going to do for us?
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Anda memiliki hidup yang baik di Amerika, apa yang akan Anda lakukan untuk kami?
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We want you to be our eyes, we'll give you the legs.
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Saya ingin Anda menjadi mata kami, kami akan memberikan kaki kami.
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We'll walk you, you lead us."
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Kami akan berjalan, pimpinlah kami."
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So the opportunity came, and I was always thinking about that:
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Jadi kesempatan itu datang dan saya berpikir tentang hal itu
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"what can I do to help my people?
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apa yang dapat saya lakukan untuk menolong mereka.
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Every time you go to an area where for 43 years of independence,
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Setiap kali Anda pergi ke daerah yang telah merdeka selama 43 tahun
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we still don't have basic health facilities.
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namun tidak memiliki fasilitas kesehatan paling dasar.
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A man has to be transported in a wheelbarrow
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Seseorang harus diangkut dengan gerobak
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20, 30 kilometers for a hospital. No clean drinking water.
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sejauh 20, 30 kilometer ke rumah sakit. Tidak ada air minum bersih.
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So I said, "I'm going to dedicate myself.
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Jadi saya berkata, "Saya akan mengabdikan hidup saya.
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I'm leaving America. I'm going to run for office."
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Saya akan meninggalkan Amerika. Saya akan maju dalam pemilu."
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So last July ... I moved from America in June, ran in July election and won.
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Sehingga Juli lalu -- saya pindah dari Amerika pada bulan Juni, maju di bulan Juli dan menang.
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And I came for them, and that's my goal.
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Dan saya datang untuk mereka, itulah tujuan saya.
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And right now I have in place, for the last nine months,
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Dan saat ini, saya telah merencanakan dalam sembilan bulan terakhir,
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a plan that in five years, every nomad will have clean drinking water.
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sebuah rencana bahwa dalam lima tahun, setiap pengembara memiliki air minum bersih.
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We're building dispensaries across that constituency.
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Kami membuat apotek pada setiap daerah pemilihan.
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I'm asking my friends from America to help
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Saya meminta bantuan seorang teman dari Amerika
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with bringing nurses or doctors to help us out.
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untu membawa perawat dan dokter untuk membantu kita.
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I'm trying to improve infrastructure.
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Saya mencoba meningkatkan prasarana yang ada.
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I'm using the knowledge I received from the United States
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Saya menggunakan pengetahuan yang saya terima dari Amerika
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and from my community to move them forward.
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dan dari masyarakat saya untuk memajukan mereka.
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I'm trying to develop homegrown solutions to our issues
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Saya mencoba mengembangkan solusi lokal bagi masalah-masalah kami.
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because we realize that people from outside can come and help us,
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Karena kami tahu dan menyadari bahwa orang luar dapat datang dan menolong kami,
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but if we don't help ourselves, there's nothing we can do.
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namun jika kami tidak menolong diri kami sendiri, tidak ada yang dapat kami lakukan.
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So my plan right now as I continue with introducing students to different fields --
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Dan rencana saya kini, sambil melanjutkan untuk mengenalkan para siswa dari berbagai bidang --
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some become doctors, some lawyers --
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beberapa menjadi dokter, pengacara --
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we want to produce a comprehensive group of people, students,
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kami ingin menghasilkan sekelompok orang, siswa
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who can come back and help us see a community grow
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yang dapat kembali dan membantu kami membangun masyarakat
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that is in the middle of a huge economic recession.
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yang berada di tengah resesi ekonomi besar.
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So as I continue to be a Member of Parliament
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Sehingga saat saya melanjutkan menjadi anggota parlemen,
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and as I continue listening to all of you talking about botany,
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saat saya melanjutkan mendengarkan semua orang berbicara tentang pertanian,
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talking about health, talking about democracy, talking about new inventions,
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kesehatan, demokrasi, penemuan-penemuan baru.
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I'm hoping that one day in my own little community --
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Saya berharap suatu hari, di dalam komunitas kecil saya --
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which is 26,000 square kilometers,
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yang luas daerahnya 26.000 kilometer persegi,
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maybe five times the size of Rhode Island -- with no roads,
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mungkin lima kali luas dari Rhode Island, tanpa jalanan --
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we'll be able to become a model to help others develop.
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kami akan dapat menjadi model untuk menolong orang lain berkembang.
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Thank you very much. (Applause)
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Terima kasih banyak.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Joseph Lekuton - Kenyan MPA teacher, writer and member of the Kenyan parliament, Joseph Lekuton has an inspiring vision for Kenya.
Why you should listen
Born into a Maasai tribe in Northern Kenya, Joseph Lekuton was chosen to attend a missionary boarding school as a child -- sometimes walking 50 miles during vacations to find and rejoin his nomadic family. He won a scholarship to St. Lawrence University, then attended Harvard, and worked as a writer and history teacher in Virginia. He was named a National Geographic Energing Explorer for his work in sharing the culture of Kenya with America, including efforts to share educational resources with nomadic children through the BOMA Fund and Cows for Kids.
In 2006, after a plane crash killed five members of the Kenyan parliament, Lekuton decided to return to Kenya and stand for election to fill the seat in his region. He won a parliamentary seat in the 2006 by-election, and was a member of the winning party in the December 2007 elections -- the results of which continue to be contested throughout Kenya.
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