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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand here to mourn our two colleagues, hon. Saitoti and hon. Ojode, and also the four other great Kenyans: The two police officers, namely, Messrs. Tonkei and Murimi, and the two pilots, namely, Mr. Oyugi and Mrs. Nancy Gituanya. I want to recall that I have worked with hon. Saitoti since I entered Parliament. We were in the Inter-Parties Parliamentary Group (IPPG) process together. We have worked together on many things in the Government. He was an amiable man who was friendly to all. He was an insider in Government but also somewhat an outsider. He was a great person. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also recall hon. Ojode with his humour, answering Questions with gusto. He was a very friendly person. I used to call him “my Minister” because when I left Government the Ministers were not all that available to me, except a few. Hon. Ojode was so available. He was my Minister. All will recall that we fondly referred to him as “ serikali ”. Indeed, he was “ serikali ” because when the Front Bench on the Government side had nobody else, it would have hon. Joshua Orwa Ojode. I want to mourn all the six Kenyans and say “ pole ” to their families. The accident has robbed us of great Kenyans who had a long life to serve the nation. May they rest in eternal peace. I say this on my own behalf and on behalf of NARK-KENYA."
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