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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon (Dr.) Otiende Amollo",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to join my colleagues in condoling with the family of our late brother, Hon. Justus Murunga. On behalf of the people of Rarieda, my family and the family of Matilda Nakhungu we really express our condolences. Whenever we met in the corridors, Justus would call me “my constituent” and a lot of my colleagues would not understand why. Justus Murunga was the MP for Matungu wherein there is a place called Indangalasia, that is where my grandmother hails from. So, often we would talk together. One time he even sent me to Indangalasia Secondary School. His death reminds us of how transient life is. It also reminds us on the value of humility, simplicity and consistency. Hon. Speaker, it demonstrates to us why we must really refocus on the need for provision of good health facilities at the county level and even down to the Constituency level. It will not serve any purpose to equip the best facilities and ensure they are in Nairobi and yet as MPs and the rest of Kenyans, we spend a lot of time upcountry. We must be in a situation where in emergencies you can be rushed to the nearest health facilities and you can get emergency treatment as required by the Constitution. Even though we await to know the cause of death, the suddenness of it makes it all the more painful. However, even if it were shown that it was otherwise, it is still a stark reminder that COVID-19 is real. We must take all the necessary precautions and whereas in many cases many of us may have been affected, there is no stigma in sharing that status. There is no stigma in continuing to take precautions. May the Lord rest his soul in eternal peace. Thank you."
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