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    "id": 807185,
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    "speaker_name": "Migori CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Pamela Ochieng",
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        "legal_name": "Pamela Awuor Ochieng",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to join Migori County on my own behalf, that of my family and the membership of Migori County that I represent in mourning my friend and colleague, Ben Oluoch Okello, commonly known to his fans when he was working at the local radio stations that have been mentioned as jatugo namba ochiko . That means player No. 9. As my colleagues say, that is the bit that earned him the vote. I know Ben Oluoch Okello as ordinarily rather a quiet man, very polite, friendly and humble. I am sure his family, the wife, children, brothers and sisters will miss him a great deal. People from Migori County are so sad because we got elected and Ben never had a chance to serve in the Senate for long. He has battled this disease bravely. I know he was a man of faith. So, I am hopeful that the Lord God will rest his soul in peace. As has been said, this issue of cancer, even though we have talked about it, we cannot be tired of talking about it again. The truth of the matter is that cancer is claiming quite a number of lives. As we all note, our health facilities both at the ward, constituency and county levels are not well equipped. It is our humble appeal that even as we mourn our colleague and many other people who might have lost their lives to cancer today, we will move fast as a Government and a republic to ensure that we have these facilities to screen for cancer early enough to be able to save as many lives as we can. I do not want to say much but, I would like to join the family and stand with them both in prayer and in kind. I invite all our colleagues to support this family at this time of need. I rest my case but pray that quick action be taken in this country to help people of Kenya fight cancer, especially at a stage when they can be helped. I know quite a number of women are dying of cervical, breast and all sorts of cancers. I believe if we moved in to do the right thing at the right time, we could not stop deaths, but we can prolong people’s lives and make them better. May God rest Ben Oluoch Okello’s soul in peace."
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