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    "id": 1047661,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
        "slug": "mohammed-mahamud"
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    "content": "The late Sen. Haji worked in difficult circumstances. His first job was as a District Officer (DO) in North Eastern province in my home county during the Shifta War. As difficult as it was, he left a lot of good memories with the people of that region. He rose through the ranks to become a Provincial Commissioner, later on a Member of Parliament (M.P), and a Minister. For those of us who worked in the Civil Service, he served as a role model for us. Sen. Haji is one of the persons who made people from that region be part of this Government. The trust that the Government of Kenya had in him came from the loyalty with which he served this country. It is people like Sen. Haji, Gen. Mohamud, and the rest, who melted down the sort of mistrust that was between the Government and the people of that region. They made us to be included in the Government during President Moi’s time. We will forever remember him. Madam Deputy Speaker, Sen. Haji was a lovely person. He was very modest, as people say, but he was also very tough in his actions. We related very well with him in the 10th, 11th and the 12th Parliaments, where he was the chair of the leadership from the North Eastern Region. He gave us a lot of guidance in terms of issues of the community, peacemaking, both locally and internationally with neighboring Somalia. The role he played is unprecedented. Lastly, Sen. Haji served as the BBI Chairman. As I said yesterday, BBI was supposed to bring Kenyans together. I ask Kenyans to come together and emulate the character of Sen. Haji. BBI should not divide us. I do not see the reason why Kenyans are quarrelling a lot about BBI and yet it is a constitutional amendment which has no serious consequences to the country or the people. However, it has some serious consequences for us in the North Eastern Region. As you know, my only worry is that Article 203 of the Constitution has some negative impact on our region. Having said that, I think that there is no reason for us to fight. It is time for us to pay tribute to him. Let us emulate the sort of peacemaker he was, the seriousness with which he served this country and use BBI to unite and not to divide Kenyans."
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