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    "id": 266084,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Olago",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my fellow colleagues of this House, other Kenyans and the family of the late Mr. Michuki in eulogizing him. As we do so, we must remember for a moment why we are doing this before this House. What lessons do we learn from the life of our colleague who is departed? Personally, I learnt the lesson of the need for courage and the ability to express yourself when you are satisfied that what you are speaking is right, whether or not anybody else likes it. As members of this house, I think that is a rare attribute that we should all emulate. I remember a few months ago in this House when his health was getting worse, Mr. Michuki walked into the bar and waited while you were delivering a ruling which was long. At some stage he could not stand anymore. I saw him simply walk to his seat and sit down. When I raised the matter before you and you said that it was out of order and that he should go out, without any fuss, Mr. Michuki stood up, walked out, bowed at the bar and walked out of the House. Anybody else would have said that he is feeling unwell but he did not do that. At the height of the Artur brothers’ saga, when Kenyans were shouting with emotion, he had the courage to say that “if you rattle a snake, be prepared to be bitten” and he defended it. He did not resonate very well with other members of the society but he had the courage to stick by what he had said. I remember in 2009 when the history of consultations in our Government---"
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