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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I thought Sen. Murkomen would also mention that we have, in fact, lost two colleagues. Apart from Sen. (Dr.) Machage, we have also lost the former Member of Parliament (MP), John Serut. Sen. (Dr.) Machage was a very good medical doctor apart from being a politician. He ran big medical establishments in this country and helped many people. He used to tell us how he had a cadre who enjoyed free medical services in his establishments whenever they went for such treatments. As a personal friend, I had an opportunity to visit him in his rural home in Kuria. He also visited me in my rural home in Bungoma County and we worked together very closely even at times when we were on opposites. In the last Parliament, I was a leader of his team in this House on the Minority Side. He was a constant companion in many collaborative and consultative decisions that we made as a team. I can describe him as a great team player. When he was appointed as a High Commissioner to Nigeria after failing to defend his seat, I constantly called our Committee of Defense and Foreign Relations. In fact, Sen. Dullo can bear me out. We have a pending trip to Nigeria courtesy of Sen. (Dr.) Machage, who kept telling us that he had arranged for our Committee to visit the Nigerian Senate to meet our counterparts to discuss matters of devolution. Madam Temporary Speaker, as you know, Nigeria has the most impressive devolution in Africa. They assign 52 per cent of their national budget to devolved units and leave 48 per cent for the national Government. It is unlike here where the greedy---"
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