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    "speaker_name": "Alego-Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Onunga Atandi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my own behalf, on behalf of my family and on behalf of the people of Alego-Usonga, I convey my heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Hon. Francis Waititu and the people of Juja. We joined Parliament a bit late after the Majority side had joined because we were engaged in resistance. When I joined, I was trying to make friends and I found Hon. Waititu to be very friendly. He used to go for the Catholic mass every Tuesday in the morning. I also used to come very early. So, we could meet at the cafeteria. We started having a conversation and he was very friendly and humble. He told me that in his constituency, there are many members of my community. In fact, he told me that even in his National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) Committee, there were Luos whom he had appointed. We became very close. He told me that he was very happy because the handshake had provided him with an opportunity to be a proper leader because in his constituency, he was representing members across the country. When he became sick, we continued our conversation and he was very optimistic that he was going to survive because he got the disease a bit earlier. But, unfortunately, God has done his part. Lastly, many of our colleagues have gone to be with the Lord. This is something that we need to learn, as Members of Parliament, because each and every weekend, I see many of us involved in vicious political engagements. Sometimes, I see my colleagues speaking in rallies and they are very bitter. It is like if there is no politics, life cannot move on. I urge my colleagues to embrace each other. Let us behave like Hon. Waititu who was more of a nationalist who engaged everybody. His constituency is cosmopolitan and he was able to represent his people with all satisfaction. May his soul rest in eternal peace."
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