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    "id": 1164809,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "He is the Senator who brought here a Motion that gave birth to the idea of the Universal Health Care (UHC) which has been poorly implemented. When we were sitting in the “garage” at the Kenya International Convention Centre (KICC), he brought a Motion and it was acclaimed by everybody, that this country deserved and needed UHC to protect especially vulnerable Kenyans who cannot afford healthcare. We shall remember him as a colleague who had no known disagreements with anybody. I remember when President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania came to Kenya and came to address Parliament, Sen. (Dr.) Machage and I met him as he came to Parliament. President Kikwete then joked that he was very happy to have finally met a Kuria because he only read about Kurias in Tanzania in police files. Thereafter, Sen. (Dr.) Machage joked about that encounter, that Kurias always raid Tanzania and walk away with cattle and that is how President Kikwete was reading about them in police files. Sen. (Dr.) Machage, rest in peace. Pole to your dear wife and your twin brother whom I appointed an Ambassador to Russia. May I say pole to the whole family. Time allowing, we will come to Kuria to see Sen. (Dr.) Machage off. Through Sen. (Dr.) Machage, my party has very good hardworking Members of County Assembly (MCAs) in Kuria. He introduced them to me to become elected as MCAs. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have also lost a great son of Bungoma County, Hon. John Serut. He served for two terms in the National Assembly and he was also an Assistant Minister for Lands. When I mentioned this, Sen. Murkomen, was talking to the distinguished Senator for Isiolo County. I expected him to mention Hon. Serut as well. Hon. Serut was a very hardworking MP, coming from Mt. Elgon Constituency of Bungoma County. This Sub-county had many security challenges at the time but he helped to stabilise the peace and security, especially in Mt. Elgon Sub-County. This morning, the Speaker of the Senate, Hon. Lusaka; Bungoma Women Representative, Hon. Catherine Wambilianga; and I, took time to visit the Serut family in Kileleshwa. We condoled with Mama Pamela and her children. We know that we will all leave this world at some point. When we do, we cause a lot of stress and pain to families but that is God’s wish. I will miss you, my brother, Hon. Serut. We worked very closely and supported each other very dearly. I will miss you so much in the political and social arena and as a personal friend. The people of Bungoma County are the poorer with the passing on of Hon. John Serut from Mt. Elgon. May the souls of both Sen. (Dr.) Machage and Hon. Serut rest in eternal peace, till we meet."
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