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    "id": 1074387,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, Benjamin Ayimba contributed to the growth of rugby as a sport in the country. He made many whom ordinarily may not have loved the sport, as it is not one of our traditional sport as country, to fall in love with it. This is because of how he handled and motivated the young squad that he was lucky to have led. He won the titles around the country and it was a great moment of pride for us as a people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, listening to his interviews every time they came back from the International Rugby Board (IRB) series be it on occasion that they won as was listed by Sen. Sakaja. Also, on occasion where they did not do so well, he would always have a good explanation as to what went wrong and always strived to make it better in their next appearance. He was a gentleman who made this country. As a nation, I do not want to get into a moment of adage as a leader and start mourning and saying how we have not done so much for our sports people. I have taken the personal initiative knowing that this is something I am extremely passionate about. I have a Bill in the formation stages going through the publication scrutiny stage before being read for the First Time before this House. It will look into the issues such as the one a few of my colleagues have spoken about. We have men and women like Benjamin Ayimba who go out of this country and bring glory whose value cannot be measured. What is the value either in kind or monetary consideration of the young men and women who go around the world and fly our flag? Everybody gets to know about Kenya and reads about our history thanks to their exploits on the field. We cannot compensate such people. However, there is something we can do to celebrate, honour, respect and make sure that their names prominently feature and that future generations will know that there were such men and women who dedicated their lives to making this country a better place. Therefore, the live of Benjamin Ayimba is the one that we will remember for a long time as a people. I know that at this time his family is heartbroken. They have gone through a rough patch in the last few months. It is not simple for a family to come out to plead and call out for help as they have done because of his battle with illness. It goes on to speak to the challenges that we continue to experience as a people on the cost of medication in the country and the fact that not even the ones we thought to be in a better place, for example, this gentleman, are able to afford it. It is simply out of the roof. This is a situation and scenario that is in many of our families. Therefore, I join, Sen. Sakaja, who pleaded to Kenyans of good will who want to support this family to make our contributions so that we can celebrate him. Others are worried about his young family and the contribution. However, much as I know that it is not easy to say this, in life, it all evens out at some point. For the good contribution that their father made to this country, it may not appear immediate, but for his good deeds, they cannot go without reaping his fruits in one way or the other. It may not be direct as it is right now. However, I believe that in one way or the other, members of his family, especially, the wife and the children will reap the fruits of their father’s endeavors and exploits for this Republic."
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