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    "id": 1153103,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1153103/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": "NOTING THAT the late former President Mwai Kibaki had a long and illustrious career in public service, spanning over 50 years, where he served as a Member of Parliament for Donholm and Othaya constituencies for 10 parliamentary terms from 1963 to 2013, and as a Cabinet Minister in various Ministries for 28 years from 1963 to 1991; APPRECIATING the late President Mwai Kibaki’s work in setting the foundation for Kenya’s socio-economic turnaround and infrastructural development; liberalization of education, including introduction of free primary education; enhancement of Bill of Right; liberalisation of media, including promoting of media freedom, championing of women participation in politics and leadership, promoting environmental conservation including sustainable management of water and natural resources and deepening of the telecommunication services, overseeing the unprecedented growth in the banking sector among other milestones. FURTHER APPRECIATING the late President’s efforts at governance and institutional reforms, throughout his public service career that culminated in the promulgation of a new Constitution in 2010, that ultimately ushered a new governance paradigm. COGNIZANT of the Presidential proclamation of Friday 22nd April, 2022 communicating the passing on of former President Mwai Kibaki C.G.H. NOW THEREFORE, the Senate resolves that the condolences of the Senate be recorded in honour of the late President Mwai Kibaki’s service as a selfless statesman, national hero, an accomplished economist and a Member of Parliament for his contribution in nation building and Kenyan’s socio-economic development. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is indeed a sombre moment for us all, especially for those of us who worked with and personally knew the late President. I happen to be one of those who served as the Minister for Information and Communication under the late Mwai Kibaki’s Government. I would like to acknowledge as I have said elsewhere, that I found him to be the best boss one could work for, especially if you were doing your work and doing it well. I thought I would begin by that declaration of interest. We are all aware that the most that we can think about the late Mwai Kibaki is probably his contribution to our economy in terms of the period he took over as President. In his earlier life when he was Vice President, I had a chance to meet and know him just before he had to resign and join opposition politics. I got to know him and served with him in the Sixth Parliament. That was the shortest of my terms of Parliament. President Mwai Kibaki who was then the Vice President and MP for Othaya was a very friendly person when the rest were quite hostile in the party. I closely worked with him in 2003 when he was President for his first term. I served with him again as MP for Othaya and the President of Kenya and I was then MP for Kacheliba. It was not easy during that time because KANU was in the opposition. Therefore, I had a personal connection then with the President even though I was in the opposition. Mr. Speaker, Sir, my tribute to the late Mwai Kibaki will mostly centre around the time when he became President in the second term of his presidency. That was the most The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}