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    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, Ford Kenya",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Chris Wamalwa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my behalf, on behalf of my family and on behalf of the great people of Kiminini Constituency, I would like to send a message of condolence to the family of the late Hon. Waititu and the entire Juja Constituency. We have lost a great friend. I am the Chair of the Catholic Members of Parliament Forum and, indeed, Hon. Waititu was our member. He never missed a mass on Wednesdays. In fact, most of the time, even the time he was ailing, he used to come very early together with Hon. Muturi Kigano. This is a man who was very brave. Many times when people have cancer, they face a lot of stigma. I shared so much with him. He told me: “Mhesh, my mother has had issues of cancer and my sister too”. The last time when he was ailing in India, he called us and asked us to remember him in prayers. As Catholic Members of Parliament, we have lost a dedicated colleague. I remember him mentioning to me that he was the Chairman of the Juja Parish Committee on Development. As Catholic Members of Parliament, we normally visit our colleagues every month and we do some contributions towards the development of the church. This year, his Parish was earmarked to be the parish that we were to visit. We did not know that he will not stay any longer with us. As Catholic Members of Parliament, we want to assure the Juja Parish that we will be able to fulfill what we had discussed. This was a man who was very humble. He cut across the political divide. This is a man who could speak every language. He used to speak fluent Luhya. One time during his campaign, he invited me to go to Juja. I asked him: “How comes you speak the Luhya language fluently?” I was later told that the majority of the people who work in Kiambu were Luhyas. This shows there are too many Luhyas in Kiambu. When I went there, the man spoke fluent Luhya and the workers really liked him. He was very humble. I remember him mentioning to me that he has worked for the Kenyatta Family in the coffee industry. I know His Excellency the President has lost a dedicated friend. We send a message of condolence and we pray to almighty God to give his family strength and comfort at this difficult time. I thank you."
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