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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we, as a Senate, are privileged to have him here with us. He is a man who has already established his legacy in the Republic. He is a person of integrity, great knowledge and was well mentored by the late Sen. Yusuf Haji. Like many of us have said, we really admired your father. He was a great friend of mine and to almost everybody in this House. I do not know any one person who had an issue with your father. He was a father figure to all of us. He did a fantastic job as the Chair of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. He was a Senator who was willing to go out of his way to advise us. One of the memorable moments for me with him was shortly before he fell sick. We were together in ‘Team Kenya’. We used to meet at Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.’s Office. This was because when he got tired, he would go and rest in Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.’s office. I had a profound conversation with your father, particularly I asked him what he was going to do in this division of revenue debate, where the request of the President was against his values and principles. He had no doubt in his mind. He stood firm and told me that, “I am loyal to the people of Garissa County.” I want to tell you this, it is possible for you to become, to think and represent the people of Garissa and still be national. It was possible for us, who"
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