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    "id": 1164813,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "First of all, Sen. (Dr.) Machage was a good friend despite our age difference. He was part of a group of Senators to whom I am forever grateful. They took time to speak to young leaders when I was in the National Assembly. I had lunch every last Tuesday, once a month, with Sen. G. G. Kariuki at Serena Hotel. Sen. Yusuf Haji also mentored me and Sen. (Dr.) Machage was the third. He used to joke that his Identity Card (ID) read a different age. In fact, if you look at what has come out as a release, it says that he would have been 66 years old. However, according to him, he would have been 75 years old this year. Sen. (Dr.) Machage has his background in Isebania, where he went to primary school. He also studied at Taranganya Secondary and Chavakali High School. We would joke many times that he went to school with my relatives and we would laugh about it. We had very good banter despite even our political differences. He would joke at that time that he was coming to join The National Alliance Party (TNA). I doubt that he ended up doing that. He was a man of good cheer. You would not miss him out. His family really needs all the support that they can get. He is a man that will be missed. More than that, I feel very sad for his twin brother. He had an identical twin brother, Amb. Sospeter Machage who was also the Kenyan Ambassador to Russia. They were also in the medical profession. It is said that they have been very close since they were in their mother’s womb. To Amb. Sospeter Machage, family of the late Sen. (Dr.) Machage and the people of Migori County, we really wish you pole. God will comfort them at this time. Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to also pass condolences to the family of Hon. John Serut. We were colleagues with him in the last Parliament. He is from Mt. Elgon Constituency of Bungoma County. I know that he has really suffered. He has had a terrible time for the last two-and-a-half years. He is now at a place of rest. He was a very forthright Member who fought for his people. He stood firm during difficult times in his constituency. We all know the security issues that have been there. I say pole to the family. I was to join Sen. Wetangula and the Speaker, Hon. Lusaka. However, I was Chairing a Committee in the morning. On behalf of the people of Nairobi, I will make sure that we visit those two families. Finally, as the people of Nairobi, we have lost a great leader, one of our Members of County Assembly, Hon. Mellab Atemah. She has also been really unwell. When I got the news, I went through the messages that she has been sending me from the time that she was in The Nairobi Hospital until when she went to India. She had been the Deputy Minority Leader in the Nairobi County Assembly, nominated by the Orange Democratic Party (ODM), but she knew how to cross the political divide. The last time I was with her was in Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) Church, Kawangware. We were together with Sen. Wetangula. She was vying to be an MCA for Kabiru Ward. She was doing really well. I do not want to say that she was going to win, but she was doing really well. It is a shock to us. I know that Sen. Kwamboka will speak to it. We want to assure her husband and the family that we will stand by them during this time and make sure that she gets a good send off. She had gone up to sitting at the"
}