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    "id": 1050481,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jude Njomo",
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        "legal_name": "Jude L. Kangethe Njomo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of my family, the people of Kiambu and myself, I would like to pass my heartfelt condolences to the family of Hon. Waititu, Wakapee, who passed on yesterday. Hon. Waititu was a member of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. As members of that Committee, we are very sad because he is the second Member of the Committee to pass on this year, after Hon. Murunga. It has really shaken the Committee. He was a very active member of the Committee. I remember him one time arguing about the amount of money that we allocate to agriculture. Agriculture contributes to 27 per cent of the national basket and yet, we only allocate 3 per cent to agricultural activities. He would ask if we had our priorities right. We should feed the animals that produce more so that they can give even more. He was agitating so that we allocate more money to the agricultural sector because it would make our country even better. Hon. Duale has talked about his Bill. I remember he consulted me widely when he was doing that Bill because he was very passionate about it. We knew of people who had lost their property, not because they had borrowed, but because they had guaranteed other people or their relatives in the bank. The bank would look at which property was more lucrative. Without consulting anybody, they would go and recover or auction the guarantor’s property before even touching the borrower’s property, which did not even look naturally fair. I supported his Bill but it was unfortunate that it was not assented to by the President. He continued working very hard even when he was sick. I remember him one time coming to the House with a Statement that he wanted to read, but he had lost the power to read. He was looking for another Member who would read the Statement on his behalf. He refused to go and sleep at home because he was sick. He said that he would continue working. He worked until he could not do it anymore. He was that hard-working! After he came from India after treatment, I remember that he took a roadshow truck and went round his constituency. He even went to Githurai. He told people of the steps they should take, so that they can be diagnosed at an early stage before cancer affects them. Many people hide their problems. However, he came out strongly and said that he would use that opportunity to help others not to get cancer."
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