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    "id": 292160,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to pass my condolences, those of my family and of the good people of Saboti who sent me to this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did have the privilege of hosting the two hon. Members, together with other hon. Members of this House in Mombasa in the peace conference and also sharing a meal with them. I was quite saddened that while I had lunch with my colleagues, they talked about their plans to visit this church in hon. Ojode’s constituency. Little did I know that they were setting a date with destiny; little did I know that they were setting a rendezvous with death. But matters such as death, destiny, life and fate are beyond our comprehension as mere mortals. Ours is to say pole to the families affected and we, as leaders, should also borrow a leaf from these two gentlemen. They had one thing in common; they were leaders who had gone beyond the borders of tribe, party, religion and region. They had become Kenyans. Hon. Ojode and Prof. Saitoti came from different communities and different parties, but the manner in which they worked as Minister and Assistant Minister was such that if we borrowed a leaf from them, Kenya would be a different country. May we borrow a leaf from them and stop the politics of “me, myself and I”, and start practicing the politics of “for my God and my country” as they did. May the good Lord rest their souls in eternal peace."
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