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    "id": 1153183,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr Speaker, Sir. Allow me to pass my condolences, those of my wife Anita and the people of Makueni to the family of the late Mwai Kibaki and the country in general for losing such a great man. The young people like myself and others can only repeat sentiments of what we have heard. We have not had the opportunity and privilege like Sen. Wetangula, Sen. (Eng.) Maina, Sen. Orengo and Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri of working with this good man. Stories are told about this man and allow me to recall the sentiments that my late father shared about this good man. He said this is one man that Kenya will miss. I do not know what he meant then but watching him lying in this Parliament reminds me of the words of Solomon: ‘All is vanity’. I hope our presidential candidates and the people who want to rule this country can learn some lessons about this good gentleman, Mwai Kibaki. Sen. Orengo did mention that when he was Minister for Lands and after assuming office, the first thing the mandarins of the NARC Government wanted to do was take away the property of Mzee Moi, but this good gentleman, President Kibaki instructed Sen. Orengo to deliver the title deed of Kabarnet Gardens to Mzee Moi. While he would have taken revenge and while in 2003 he had the power and influence to punish those who were in KANU at the time, President Kibaki did not do so. We want a president who will not revenge. We want a president who will consider every Kenyan, those who voted for and against him as part of this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Shakespeare once said that the evil that men do is written in brass and the good deeds that they do are written in water. I am not sure that the politicians of this country believe in what Mwai Kibaki believed in. We do not. He left a country that was less corrupt. We are very corrupt. There is actually a picture of 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."
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