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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to bring to your attention that it has now become our tradition that when you swear-in a new Senator following a by-election, you allow Members to welcome the new Member. Thank you, for giving me the first opportunity. Allow me, on my own behalf, and that of the people of Vihiga County, who I represent, to congratulate and welcome the newly sworn-in Senator for Garissa County, Sen. Haji Abdulkadir Mohamed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the election of Sen. Haji which was unopposed is a clear demonstration that the people of Garissa have confidence in him. I would like to tell him that I came to Parliament many years ago under similar circumstances after losing my father. When we were eulogizing his late father, the late Sen. Haji, I reminded the nation that my father, who was the Member of Parliament for Khamisi, died in Provincial Commissioner (PC) Haji’s hands. They were in a function where my father collapsed and it is PC Haji who rushed him to Aga Khan University Hospital in Kisumu. He died in his hands in his Land Rover. That is the relationship that I had with his father. I called him dad and he called me son. We cultivated a good relationship. This is because immediately after my father died in 1996, he led the campaign, as a PC, for my election in that by-election in 1996. I have been here ever since. I know you are stepping in huge shoes. However, I have the confidence that you will fit in them. You will do as your father did. He was a respected man in this House and in the Republic. You must uphold those standards. So, I wish you well and welcome you here. I would like to tell you that we are here to guide you. Always feel free to consult some of us who have been here long and have the experience. I am sure that you will succeed in your duties as the Senator for Garissa. I wish you well, my brother. Welcome to the Senate."
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