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    "id": 1078639,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tongaren, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Eseli Simiyu",
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my own behalf and that of the people of Tongaren Constituency, I wish to extend my deep felt condolences to the family of the late Washington Jakoyo Midiwo. I first met him when I came to Parliament in 2007. That time he was the Chief Whip for the Orange Democratic Movement. I must say at the outset that Jakoyo struck terror to PNU side because of his organisational skills. That time I sort of detached because on the PNU side I was the only FORD-Kenya Member. So, I was able to masquerade on both sides. I observed that Hon. Jakoyo’s organisational skills made the ODM team so formidable that to counter them effectively, the PNU side had to go an extra mile. He was so persistent and so insistent about what he believed in. This made it so difficult for the other side to counter what he was doing. That said, he was also a very friendly person. In the evening in the Members’ Lounge, you could have a drink and chat with him. We got a lot of advice for those of us who had just come into Parliament. He guided us as to how to make your mark in Parliament and how to read and research about Bills. At one point, he held my hand as I brought the Bill that eventually came out to be the Human Resource Management Act that is being used now. He took me through the phases before that Act was enacted. He was a good debater. In fact, his being a good debater extended even after he did not make it back to Parliament. We met on a television show that you are saying, Am Live on NTV and he was always very jovial, but one thing he never did was to say “Yes” when he meant “No”. He said it as it is, whether you felt offended or not, but eventually you would find that what he had told you is what he had seen. So, he did not mince words. If he was displeased, he would tell you so, but in a friendly way that in the end you would still remain friends. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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