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    "id": 1279099,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1279099/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Budalang’i, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Raphael Wanjala",
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    "content": " Thank you Hon. Speaker. I join you in condoling with the people of Budalang’i, Busia, Parliament and Kenyans at large. I was saddened to received news of the passing on of Hon. James Charles Nakhwanga Osogo, EGH, our first Member of Parliament of House of Representatives for Ruambwa Constituency, currently Budalang’i Constituency which I represent. That was in 1963 before I was born. He was the last surviving Member of the late President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s Cabinet having served both as a Minister and Assistant Minister. The late James died yesterday, 15th August 2023 in Aga Khan Hospital Kisumu at 4.00 p.m. at the age of 91 years. He positively impacted our community by putting Budalang’i on a positive development trajectory which motivated people like me to take up the challenge and help champion for more change by combining his philosophies with those of the late Peter Khavenga Okondo to guide my leadership. The late James Osogo worked in various ministries as you indicated. I may not want to repeat because you have already enumerated them. He also impacted Kenya positively when he was the Minister for Commerce and Industry where he oversaw the industrialisation of this country. We got Pan-African Paper Mills, Firestone Tyres which is known as Yana Tyres Company today, Mumias Sugar Company, Nzoia Sugar Company, Sony Sugar Company and Raymonds Company. In 1970, he concurrently headed the Ministry of Agriculture and also served as Minister for Local Government from 1973 to 1974. When he was the Minister for Health, he came in when Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) was almost collapsing. He made sure KNH was properly constructed and built many hospitals in the districts."
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