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    "id": 1097369,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Yatta, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Kilonzo",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Mutavi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "survive. He was a visitor and a commoner once in a while in our restaurant. One strange thing about Hon. Nthenge is that he would not accept any Member to buy him lunch or a cup of tea. I had the opportunity to know him because he was my dad's and also my clansman. On a few occasions he would accept to take lunch from me. Those who were there will remember one of the worst accidents in this country on 9th November 1978. This Mzee lost nine children plus his wife in a single accident. It has been the worst accident involving a family to date. And there is something which he did. Because he could not attend the funeral of his children, he said, “There is no point of keeping them long, bury my family within two days.” Nowadays we have made funerals a commercial enterprise. He was not able to attend the funeral of his children. I have known him for long. Even at that advanced age, I have seen him attend functions in my constituency, more so functions where he had friends and clansmen. Mr. Speaker, this country has lost a great man. If there are people we need to consider when naming places, it is those people who fought for independence and the second liberation. May his soul rest in peace."
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