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"content": "Thank you so much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. As I sat there waiting to contribute to this Bill, I looked back over the year 2024 and figured out if I can calculate or remember how many fundraisers I have been requested to participate in. To be honest, I have not thought of one week so far, this year, that I have not had to fundraise for one, two or multiple types of appeals. Just this month, it was with profound sorrow that I learnt of the passing of Eunice Kuindwa, formerly of Central Bank of Kenya. She died on Sunday, 3rd November, 2024 and will be buried this weekend on 16th, in her home county of Tana River. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Mama Eunice was the devoted wife of the late Ambassador Fares Kuindwa, EGH, EBS, who served as Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of Public Service. She was a cherished mother of Sharuti, Kido, Olympia, Abaria, Kirongo and Maombi. Her five children are friends of mine. We are family friends and we lived and schooled together in Mombasa. It pains me to accept that they lost their father before, the late Ambassador Fares Kuindwa, and now their mother to cancer. It was just yesterday, when we sat here, in this House, and considered in the Committee of the Whole, the Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.45 of 2022). Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, all of these things put together, and now, considering this Bill before us, really makes me have mixed feelings about how we are going to implement this in the fairest way possible. I really enjoyed your contribution when you did so just a few minutes back. You had a considered view of all the different clauses that you felt had to be relooked and that is what I have also been doing. I have been thinking about my friends who are kids to Mama Eunice as we are considering this Bill. If this Bill had already been enacted, for example, how would I speak to my friends and tell them that I am so sorry for your loss? How would I tell them that before we go any further, we have to make sure that we comply with the legislation that has been put in place; a legislation which requires you to acquire licenses, registrations and all sorts of things as outlined in the Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, how would I start explaining that to people who are bereaved and are now orphans? Thank God they are people who are now adults, just like I am and all five of them have been blessed enough to land on their feet. What if it was a family that did not have that luxury? What if all the kids were minors, for example, and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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