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    "id": 1042936,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Maina",
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        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I stand to remember our colleague, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka. Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka always came out as a very humorous person who seemed to wish everybody well. It was not just a casual thing for him to say that even if Machakos was getting more money, he could not agree with that, if his brothers and sisters in Makueni and Kitui were not getting. I remember at one time asking him jokingly why that had to be. He was so convinced and convicted. I want to tell his people that they had a selfless leader and a man who seemed and wished no harm. I remember when we were approving the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Mr. Hilary Nzioki Mutyambai, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka stood firmly and told this House that the man was his classmate and appealed to us to support him. I remember rising to say that when one of our colleagues has given those kind of credentials, there must be something true about the person we are approving. As a result, we supported the present IG of Police. He was a man who stood on what he believed and for the interest of his people. I want to make two final appeals. The media should be wary and considerate of families. When something like this happens, the media should not bring emotional issues that are neither here nor there. Somebody passes on and that is it. Do not bring other stories that are emotionally amusing. The other appeal is that Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka has left a family. I have been wondering what we can do in this House to ensure that we give reprieve to that kind of a family. We will lay Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka to rest tomorrow, but I wish we had a system in this House or Parliament where something is done to ensure that the continuity of the lives of the children and family is not affected as much. At the end of the day, God knows best what he did and what he is doing. Let us pray and appreciate God for the life he gave to our brother. May the wish of God be done. May God bless his family and take care of it more than anybody can take care of it. Thank you."
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