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    "id": 1358234,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13599,
        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I join the House and the Senator for Kakamega County to pass my condolences to the family and friends of Hon. Godliver Omondi. As you have rightly put it, Hon. Omondi was nominated to this House by ODM. It gave her the platform to demonstrate her leadership skills. Many were surprised. After nomination to the Senate, she chose to go and contest as an MCA for Kholera Ward in the Kakamega County. For those who do not know, the people of Matungu Constituency are all my in- laws. That is where my wife comes from. During the by-election of 2021, after the death of the then Member of Parliament (MP), I spent a lot of time in the constituency campaigning for our candidate then. You can imagine Hon. Omondi, being an elected MCA on Amani National Congress (ANC), decided to support the ODM candidate, much to her detriment. In fact, it put her in very serious crosshairs with her own party. I remember she took me to every single village within Kholera Ward and campaigned with me and the ODM candidate. The results were there for everyone to see. She then ended up again as a nominated MCA in Kakamega County Assembly where she served until her untimely demise. I considered her a friend because I have worked with her, seen her passion in representation of PwDs and her representation of the people of Kholera Ward. On my behalf and that of the party that I serve as the Secretary General, I take this opportunity to send my sincere and heartfelt condolences to the people of Kakemega County. In particular, I send my condolences to the people of Kholera Ward and the larger Matungu Constituency fraternity. May the Lord rest her soul in eternal peace."
}