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    "id": 807178,
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    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "also ran late night programmes at times where he used to interview politicians. I am one of the people who had occasion to share lots of those shows with him where he interviewed me. I just want to remember one incident one night when I had just finished the show with him at around midnight. He asked me whether we were going to conduct free and fair nomination process for the Senate seat of Migori County. I asked him why he was asking. He told me that we had a negotiated democracy for the Senate seat and other seats in that county the previous election and that he was not so sure whether that was still the case. I told him that I thought that the negotiated democracy did not work very well and, I was very certain that we were not going to repeat the same; we were going to open that seat. Then, he told me he was ready and willing to contest. I encouraged him. I told him to go ahead. At that time, I thought he was joking but it later gathered momentum. I want to put it very clear and confirm what Hon. Junet said that, if there is any person who has won his seat so easily and in a large electoral area, it was Ben Oluoch Okello. In fact, I am being told that one time when he was going for campaigns in one of the places called Sori in Nyatike Constituency, he had to ride a handcart being pulled by people. I think very few politicians would have such luxury of riding on a handcart with supporters in tow, encouraging you on. For most of us, people would be telling us “give us money we go.” In his case, he had love for the people. He had a very good vision. I do not want to say more. I know this is the result of cancer. I am sure most of us are very concerned with the cancer menace in this country. It is something that we really need to seriously think through as a country; how do we address it? Probably, our researchers and universities need to find out. I do not want to just make a joke out of it that it is because of the sugar. It could be because of our eating habits, including these Kenyans who do not value people’s lives – those who are bringing toxic foodstuff in this country. But, beyond that and on a serious note, our researchers need to find out why cancer is spreading this much. My last word, I know Hon. Waititu is on the other side and he is really interested in this, I got it from him that not less than one third of Members of this Parliament are being treated for cancer and cancer related diseases. Not a third, it is 10 per cent. I gave a very high number. Because many of us have not even been tested anyway, you may find that my estimation may not even be far off. We just need to pray that those of us who have not, probably, been diagnosed with cancer, do not have it. It is something that needs concern. By the way, those are Members of Parliament who can afford screening for cancer. Those Kenyans out there who do not even have the ability to finance their screening, many of them are suffering from this disease. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Again, I condole with the family and friends."
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