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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kembi-Gitura",
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        "legal_name": "James Kembi Gitura",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank you for giving me the opportunity to join my colleagues and friends in mourning the passing on of a patriot, the late Gen. Mulinge, a former Member of Parliament and a person who served this nation selflessly. I listened to my friend and colleague, Sen. Musila giving his message of condolence. I would like to reiterate and adopt in full what he has said because, obviously, he was talking as a person who knows him very well. On my own behalf and on behalf of the people of the County of Murang’a, I also wish to send my message of condolences to the family, relatives and friends of the late general. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me add that when you read about people like Gen. Mulinge, and I did not know him personally although I had the fortune of knowing his son who is a good friend of mine and what I see in his son is what was in his father, then I can truly talk of a great person. It is people like Gen. Mulinge who make us realize the meaning of patriotism, the meaning of love for God and country. The meaning of playing by the rules as was stated in the Daily Nation newspaper today and the need to put the nation and the country always first before self. Without making it a cliché, it is unfortunate that we do not have many people like that in this country today. Today we have people who think about themselves first and the nation second even when they are public servants. It is my prayer and wish that even as I pray that his soul rests in peace, that this country again uses this opportunity as a learning curve of what it means to work for a country, to love a nation and to be selfless when you are working for the country. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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