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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kasanga",
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        "legal_name": "Sylvia Mueni Kasanga",
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    "content": "He said: “This thing is not going in the right direction. This thing is not in the spirit of the BBI.” Those were his words. Like Sen. Murkomen said, I also asked him: “But you are the Chairperson of BBI Committee. You can make this thing go right.” He said: “Nonetheless, this thing is not going well, but we shall see what to do.” Madam Deputy Speaker, we went on to have a small conversation, where he wanted to find out a little bit about me. I told him what I am doing in the House, what my intentions are and what I do when I am not in the House. He said something to me that I will carry for the rest of my life. He said: “You know, in the end, when you take stock of your time in public service, you must be able to stand proud for what you have added to moving this country forward in the right direction.” That touched me so deeply because I could see in him what he meant. The way he conducted himself throughout the revenue sharing stand-off, he really did stand firm for what was right for his people. He was ready to die for it, like we have heard. Madam Deputy Speaker, he went on to encourage me in our conversation. He told me that as a Nominated Member of Parliament, I have been granted a platform to build upon and transform the communities that I represent and the people I serve, and I should make the people who brought me here very proud. He said: “Do not forget that you must aim higher.” For me, that was a whole mentorship session. As we heard from Sen. Dullo earlier today, he has mentored very many. This is the kind of leadership we must emulate; a leadership of gentleness, openness, firmness and knowing that we need to move our country forward. That is a leadership of mentorship that we hold younger people. We hold their hands and are ready to let them lead when it is their time to do so. That is what Sen. Haji did. I think we owe him that kind of respect as we are eulogizing him. Madam Deputy Speaker, we all know the politics of shouting. I watched Sen. Haji during the revenue sharing formula. That is when we had brought this House down with The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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