{"id":1044174,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1044174/?format=json","text_counter":93,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Emurua Dikirr, KANU","speaker_title":"Hon. Kipyegon Ng’eno","speaker":{"id":1453,"legal_name":"Johana Ngeno Kipyegon","slug":"johana-ngeno-kipyegon"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also wish to convey my condolences to the family of the late Simeon Nyachae, a great man indeed with whom I interacted in my younger years when I joined politics in 2001. He is one great man. I read so much about him especially when he was in the Civil Service serving this country with diligence. Simeon Nyachae, as a Cabinet Secretary (CS), told us the truth about what was happening in the country. Remember also that he was the only one who served as a Chief Secretary. That position was introduced at his time and removed after he exited. He was a great man. We need to remember his deeds. We need to learn from him and appreciate what he gave us as a society. Hon. Speaker, Simeon Nyachae, like I said, was my first party leader when I first tried to contest in Kilgoris in 2002 on his Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD)-People ticket. He actually introduced me to serious politics. Up to now I have been moving from one party to the other. However, I think I learned some good things from Simeon Nyachae. Hon. Tuwei, the late Kipkalya Kones and I are among those, in that part of Kenya, who followed Nyachae vehemently. Hon. Speaker, I wish to say pole sana to the family. Thank you."}