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    "id": 469934,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, it is with a very heavy heart that I regret to announce the demise of our dear colleague, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo, who passed away on Saturday, 27th April, 2013, at his rural home in Maanzoni, Machakos County. Sen. Kilonzo was born on 22nd July, 1948 in Woyani Village in Mbooni, Makueni County. The late Senator was educated at Mbooni DEB Intermediate School and Machakos High School before joining the University of Dar-es-Salaam in 1969 where he graduated with a first class honors degree in Law in 1974. He became an advocate of the High Court of Kenya in 1975 after which he established Kilonzo and Company Advocates in 1976. In 1983, he was elected Chairman of the Law Society of Kenya, a position he held until 1985. He was appointed Senior Counsel of Kenya in 2003. Hon. Senators, the late Sen. Kilonzo made his debut in Parliament as a Nominated hon. Member in 2003 and served in that position until December, 2007. During the December, 2007 General Elections, the late Sen. Kilonzo was elected hon. Member for Mbooni Constituency and served in that position until January, 2013 when the term of the Tenth Parliament came to an end. The late Senator Kilonzo was appointed Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development in April, 2008, a position he held until 4th May, 2009, when he was 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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