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"content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I support the Statement that has been read by the Senator for Kakamega, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. I also join my colleagues in sending my most sincere condolences to the family of Hon. Lawrence Sifuna. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not had an opportunity of meeting the Hon. gentleman, the late Hon. Lawrence Sifuna. However, from what I have heard and read since I learnt of his demise, he was a very successful politician. Those of us who are in this House and in the other House that are young, have much to learn from the Hon. Lawrence Sifuna. Mr. Speaker, Sir, having been elected for the first time in 1978, he was re-elected in 1983, rigged out in 1988 and re-elected again in 1992. He even run for office in 2022 to become a Senator for Bungoma. This tells you that Hon. Lawrence Sifuna was a great man. I send my sincere condolences to the family and especially our colleague, the Senator for Nairobi, Sen. Sifuna. The many good things that have been said about the late Hon. Lawrence Sifuna are a reflection in the man by the Deputy Minority Whip, Sen. Sifuna. Just like Sen. Wamatinga has said, when we just joined Parliament, Sen. Sifuna was not a very tolerant politician. He actually believed that we must see things in the lens that he sees them. He did not believe and maybe to this minute, he might not believe that what we in the Majority see is not what he sees. However, over time and being with him in the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC), he has been able to appreciate that in the same vigour, mind and spirit that he thinks his party is the best to shepherd this country, is the same spirit, effort and energy that I feel that the right person to shepherd Kenya into prosperity is none other than, Hon. Dr. William Ruto. I am very happy that over time, Sen. Sifuna has been able to appreciate the position that we, in the Majority side, take. They also have their position in the Minority side. We can always disagree but always speak our minds. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I feel very bad that I did not know Sen. Sifuna, the man that I know today, the days that we joined this Parliament. He was fronted by his party to run for chairmanship of a Committee that I serve with him, and I worked very hard to ensure that he is defeated."
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