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    "id": 1044142,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1044142/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "to the family of Simeon Nyachae and the entire leadership and people of Kisii and Nyamira counties, following the death of a celebrated public servant and a respectable politician. I did not have the opportunity to serve with Simeon Nyachae in Parliament, but he worked with great people from my community and region. He worked with Sen. Yusuf Haji and Gen. (Rtd.) Mohamed during their days. Simeon Nyachae is well known and respected in the northern part of Kenya. People like Simeon Nyachae and Amb. Francis Muthaura are people who, when they are in critical positions in government, that government is very stable. I am sure Kenyans listening to me agree that today in the Jubilee Administration, we miss the character and persons of Amb. Muthaura and Simeon Nyachae - astute public servants with great leadership qualities who understood the communities and regions in this country. I hope that, going forward, President Uhuru Kenyatta will look for men and women of those characters. As we celebrate him, Simeon Nyachae will be remembered when history is written. I was a young politician and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in 2002. The politics of deceit and backstabbing did not start the other day. When the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) was coming together, at some stage, some people promised Simeon Nyachae that he would be the presidential flag bearer, only for him to be short-changed at Uhuru Park. When we were at Serena, he was our candidate. But when we came to Uhuru Park, things changed. That is what led to the ‘Kibaki Tosha’ declaration. We did not make a mistake because Kibaki became a great man and Kenyans will remember him for the rest of their lives. But the politics of deceit will also be remembered. When somebody will write the history of the politics of deceit and betrayal, Simeon Nyachae will have a chapter and the 2002 politics will be replayed. I pray that his soul rest in peace."
}