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    "id": 1047689,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Outa",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Fredrick Otieno Outa",
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    "content": "Security, Defence and Foreign Relations and he stood with me during my election to the position of the Vice Chairperson and advised the Members of the Committee to elect me unopposed as his Vice Chairperson. I have been looking up to the late Sen. Haji in carrying out my duties as the Vice Chairperson of the Committee. Unfortunately, his death leaves me wondering what God had planned for the late Sen. Haji and I. I served with the late Sen. Haji in the 10th Parliament of the National Assembly. Both the late Sen. Haji and I were in the opposition. We had come from a very divisive election that had led to the post-election violence of 2007/2008. I was bitter and opposed everything that was brought before the Floor of the National Assembly then. The late Sen. Haji loved peace and people. He once approached me and advised me: ‘Young man, you have a long way to go in politics. I would like you to understand that there is a Government which is the final authority.’ I could not heed to his advice at that time so I ended up being known in the 10th and 11th Parliament of the National Assembly as a man who resisted all things; good or bad. Madam Deputy Speaker, when I was proposed as the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations of this House to deputize a man who had known my track record as someone who might not respect authority, particularly, the Government; I was humbled when the late Sen. Haji urged the Members of the Committee to elect me unopposed. I interacted with the late Sen. Haji a number of times and he advised me on why the Government must be respected. He told me a lot of stories about his life from the time he started working as a public servant. He told me that he had worked diligently as a public servant throughout his life and that he had always respected the Government of the day. I also told him my story of how I thought joining politics would be a bed of roses. However, what I had met in Parliament could only be equated to being in the dungeons of the devil’s house. The late Sen. Haji was my mentor because he wanted me to reform and learn that I can work with the Government despite all the things that I had gone through. The late Sen. Haji's health deteriorated after I became the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, so I ended up chairing most of the Committee meetings. I remember one day we had a problem in the House when three of our Senators were arrested and the late Sen. Haji was away. He called me and reminded me that the Government system is always supreme. He advised me to hold the Committee in camera to consider the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the three Senators. He further advised me to work with the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government to resolve any---"
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