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    "content": "chairman of Mumias Sugar Company and the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB). Between 1974 and 1978, he represented Kenya in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). As an economist, Prof. Saitoti served as the Executive Chairman of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) between 1990 and 1991. He also served as President of the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, in 1999 to 2000 at the crucial phase of negotiating the new development partnership agreement to replace the expired the Lome Convention between the ACP bloc and the European Union (EU). Prof. Saitoti made his debut to the Kenya National Assembly in 1983 when he was nominated as Member of Parliament and appointed Minister for Finance. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Kajiado North Constituency in 1988 and has served the people of Kajiado North in that capacity until his untimely death on 10th June, 2012. In his political career, he served in various positions over diverse periods, including being Minister for Finance, Kenya’s longest serving Vice-President, Minister for National Planning and Development, Minister for Education and finally, Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security until his untimely demise. He also served briefly as Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs. As a public servant, the late Prof. Saitoti leaves a legacy of hard work and decisiveness in the discharge of duty. His patriotism was enduring. He will be remembered for his often quoted statement that: “There comes a time when the nation is more important than an individual.”"
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