{"id":1562970,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562970/?format=json","text_counter":110,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Cheruiyot","speaker_title":"The Senate Majority Leader","speaker":{"id":13165,"legal_name":"Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot","slug":"aaron-cheruiyot"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the people of Kericho County, I join my colleagues in extending our deepest sympathy to the family of the late Hon. Charles Ong’ondo Were, our departed colleague and a truly amiable gentleman. I knew him well and often referred to him as our son-in-law, because his wife comes from the neighboring county of Bomet. I expected Sen. Wakili Sigei to mention this. I was with him just a few days ago, before his demise. There was a request he had made to the Head of State, which had been referred to me for assistance. He visited my"}