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    "id": 1059809,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, judging by the outpouring of grief and love on the streets, highways, stadia of Dar es Salam, Dodoma, Zanzibar, Mwanza, as thousands of people mourn their departed President, there is evidence that Tanzania is actually in pain. They feel the pain of the loss of a President they deeply loved. Madam Temporary Speaker, I join the people of Tanzania in sharing the pain of losing a President who distinguished himself as a no-nonsense person. It shall be remembered that many times, President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli went to construction sites himself; instead of sending his ministers or deputies. He had a habit of visiting construction sites himself to apprise himself with progress of works. In cases where he found shoddy work being done, he firmly and strongly pronounced himself on those issues, and demanded value for money. Madam Temporary Speaker, as we mourn this departed hero, there are also lessons that we need to learn from President Pombe Magufuli. He was a man who to a great extent walked the talk. He was selfless. In most cases, when people are elected to big office, with the privileges that come with those elections, it is very common for people to abuse those privileges. Here is a President whose election to the big office of the President made him feel smaller than he was and made him want to serve with dignity and decorum to an extent that he sought and actualized a reduction of his own salary. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have just been reminded by Senior Counsel, Sen. Amos Wako, that during the nominations for the ticket for Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) in the elections, the person that was the favorite for the party was Edward Lowassa. However, before he was given the ticket, there were questions about integrity and fidelity to the rule of law and management of public resources. Questions were asked around who among the aspirants could be entrusted with taking good care of the resources of the people of Tanzania and that is when Magufuli was given the CCM ticket. In the fight against corruption, President Magufuli did not spare anyone. We may need to learn some important lessons. I have heard at home our own President has gone public and said that there are corrupt people in his own office. This maybe a call to action to our President that he should go beyond mentioning that people are corrupt in his office; to crack the whip and restore dignity in public service. As I conclude, Kenya has taken the leadership of the East African Community, our President is the Chairperson and the Secretary General of the EAC is our own Dr. Peter Mathuki. We should fast track a revival of the ---"
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