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    "id": 292214,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/292214/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Kones",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Vice-President and Ministry of Home Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 58,
        "legal_name": "Beatrice Pauline Cherono Kones",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this time to join my colleagues and the rest of Kenyans in airing my condolences, those of my family, the people of Bomet Constituency, and the entire Bomet County. The loss of Prof. Saitoti, hon. Orwa Ojode, the two pilots and the two security officers is a big loss to this country. I pass my condolences to their families in this time of loss. My family and I received the sad news as we were commemorating the fourth anniversary of the loss of my dear husband, the late Kipkalya Kones, who perished in a similar plane crash. The loss of lives through aircraft, especially of Members of Parliament is a sad issue. Normally, when such a thing happens, a committee or team to investigate is set up. The most unfortunate thing is that whenever a report is tabled in Parliament that is the end of the story. I would like to urge the committee that has been set up to look into this issue and, please, when it comes to Parliament let it get somewhere, so that the bereaved families can feel that the Government is concerned. Any possible compensation should be done. We all know that Prof. George Saitoti was the longest serving Vice-President under Moi’s rule. He was very loyal and patient. However much he was provoked, he would not react. He was very mature in politics. I know that we will all miss him. The last meeting we had with Prof. Saitoti in Mombasa was about peace. Let us uphold what he told us in Mombasa because he was preaching peace. The next function he was going to have, as my colleague, Dr. Laboso said, was supposed to be in Borabu at the border"
}