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    "content": "Hon. Members, as you are aware, the First Part of the Fourth Session ended on a sad note for the National Assembly and, indeed, the country, following the tragic shooting of the Member for Kasipul, Hon. Charles Ong’ondo Were, on Wednesday, 30th April 2025. He succumbed to injuries that he sustained after being shot at close range by a gunman on a motorcycle along Ngong Road in Nairobi. Following the shooting of the late Hon. Ong’ondo Were, I notified the House and, indeed, the general public, via Notification No.5 of 2025 issued on 30th April 2025. Further, I appointed an Ad hoc Funeral Committee chaired by Hon. Peter Opondo Kaluma, CBS. It ably coordinated Parliament's support to the family in the funeral arrangements that culminated in the befitting send-off that was accorded the late Hon. Were at his rural home in Karabok, Homa Bay County, on Friday, 9th May 2025. On my behalf, and that of the House and the Parliamentary Service Commission, I extend our sincere gratitude to all Members of Parliament and the parliamentary fraternity for supporting the family of the late Hon. Were in their moment of grief. Hon. Members, as indicated in my Notification, the National Assembly, Kasipul Constituency and, indeed, the nation, lost a dependable and astute legislator who served his constituents and the nation with utmost dedication. Although the late Hon. Were has already been laid to rest, we continue to convey our heartfelt condolences to his family, the people of Kasipul Constituency, and all his relatives and friends for the loss of a gallant leader. I urge the security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators of the heinous killing of the late Hon. Ong’ondo Were are brought to book and his family receives justice for the loss of their loved one. For the Members who accompanied ‘yours truly’ to the funeral, I thank you very much for being there for your colleague. Hon. Members, in honour of our departed colleague, Hon. Charles Ong’ondo Were, I request that we all be upstanding and observe a moment of silence."
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