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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abdulkadir Mohamed Haji",
    "speaker_title": "The Senator for Garissa County",
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    "content": "What can I say about the world’s greatest dad? I know it is a cliché for a son to say that about his father, but to us, his children, he was simply the best and the greatest. Dad was honourable, kind and more than fair. He was gentle, loving and so giving. He was always quick to forgive. He forgave anybody and everybody. He never ever kept a grudge. He was never pushed to get back at someone. It just was not in his nature. He loved us, his family. He was an incredible husband to my mother, a wonderful father to us, a loving grandfather, a patient teacher and dependable friend. He taught us so much. More often than not, he taught us through his actions. He was a man of very few words. We learnt so many things from him. I miss him so much. I know we have all heard this before; that life is short and you do not know what you have until it is gone. This has been my reality since his departure. My dad was tough on us, his children more so, on my brother because he was older than me. In retrospect, there was wisdom in this. I am also humbled by my mum’s strength over the past few days and her ability to focus on the amazing life she shared with my dad, and not dwell on what she has lost. I hope that through this, I can find strength from her example and be there for her whenever she needs me. For years, mum and dad shared everything life could offer together. They were a great team supporting each other in every way. I remember, growing up, my dad used to work and travel a lot. We would move from province to province or district to district. A Senator asked how many schools we went to. I went to eight primary schools in my life."
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