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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, as you are already aware, the week started off on a very sad note for the country, the residents of Garissa County and indeed the nation as a whole, following the demise of Hon. Sen. Mohamed Yusuf Haji, MP. The Hon. Member passed on in the morning of yesterday, Monday, 15th February 2021 while undergoing treatment at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi. Hon. Members, the late Hon. Sen. Mohamed Yusuf Haji was born on 23rd December 1940 and attended his post-secondary education where he earned a degree from the University of Birmingham, majoring in Management and Finance Control. His Parliamentary career commenced when he was nominated to Parliament in 1998 and appointed an Assistant Minister in the Office of the President. The late Hon. Haji was elected on a KANU ticket to represent Ijara Constituency in the National Assembly in 2002. He was re-elected to the 9th Parliament when he, again, won on a KANU ticket during the 27th December 2007 General Elections. During the term of that Parliament, he was appointed Minister of State for Defence. He is fondly remembered for his resolute and brave leadership as shown when he led a Kenyan delegation to Mogadishu, Somalia, on 18th October 2011 to meet with the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) officials to discuss security matters and cooperation, amongst other assignments. Hon. Members, at the time of his death, the Hon. Senator Haji was serving his fourth term as a Member of Parliament. He was also the Chairperson of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Taskforce appointed to coordinate the review of the Constitution of Kenya by His Excellency the President. The late Senator Yusuf Haji was a dependable leader who served Kenyans with utmost commitment. He was selfless, ambitious, realistic, resourceful and committed to public service. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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