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    "id": 1078606,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I stand here, indeed, with a very heavy heart to convey my condolences to the family, relatives, friends and, of course, the great people of Gem Constituency, and to pay tribute to a fallen hero who was also a very good friend of mine, a comrade, political mentor and a reliable stalwart, a Member of my Party, the Orange Democratic Movement, (ODM), the late Hon. Washington Jakoyo Midiwo. Even adding the article ‘the’ and following it with ‘late’ is very difficult for me to pronounce before the name “Washington Jakoyo Midiwo”. I got to learn yesterday that Hon. Midowo succumbed to a heart attack at the age of 54. Hon. Jakoyo was elected Member of Parliament for the first time in 2002 to represent the people of Gem Constituency in the National Assembly. He served in this House continuously for three terms up to 2017. The Members who worked with the late Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo will agree with me that he could be described as an astute debater and a courageous and charismatic leader. I must add that he was a witty politician. He was super forthright, very brave and straightforward. If I use those words liberally to describe my fallen friend, I would not be off the mark. He was actually a dedicated and selfless leader who served his people with zeal. Hon. Speaker, allow me to move to a summary of Hon. Midiwo’s history. He was born in 1966 and officially joined politics in 2002 when he vied and won the Gem parliamentary seat on a National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) ticket. He went on to be re-elected to represent the same people of Gem for another two terms in 2007 and 2013 under the ODM."
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