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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mugo",
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        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would also like to join my colleagues, the Senators, in mourning a good friend who has left us. I have worked with him both in Parliament and the Cabinet. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I first started working with Sen. Kilonzo in Parliament and later in the Cabinet, I was always amazed by the clarity of his mind. He was a leader and not a follower. What other people did or thought did not deter him from offering leadership. For that, I dearly respect him. Especially with the Constitution, when things seemed like they were coming to a standstill, he was able to move the Constitution to conclusion. He also was very passionate in proposing the laws that would operationalize the Constitution. He is a man who will be remembered in this country as a great legislator and Cabinet Minister. That is why I really would like to appeal to our leaders not to politicize his death. We should not also tribalise the leadership of Mutula Kilonzo, because I do not think that he fits in the cocoon of a tribal leader. He was a national leader. There are things that I did not agree on with the late Mutula Kilonzo, but there are many things that I admired him for. For example, I do not see how the International Criminal Court (ICC) comes into this. My colleagues, I think that it is very bad to start emotionalizing this issue when we all, especially the family, feel the loss. It is belittling the figure of the late Senator. I believe that the reason a pathologist has even come from as far as London is so that we can know the truth. Everybody wants to know the truth. It is painful for the whole nation, so, please, let us not whip emotions of a certain region because that way, we are not contributing to or helping Mutula’s legacy in any way. Let us think of him as the big man that he has been; a Kenyan servant. We will definitely know the truth. If there are things that will not come out that some leaders know, it is good to report to the police so that it can be investigated fully. Let us leave the gossip to leaders whose occupation is maybe only to send those Short Message Services (SMSs) which are not true, but to whip people’s emotions. For example, one SMS said that the pathologist had been stopped at the airport. This is not true. We all remember the letter that was written to the President of the Supreme Court which, in the end, turned out to be lies which were meant to insult Kenyans. When a Kenyan’s life is in danger, we should report to the police so that it can be investigated. If anybody was in danger during the elections, they are over and now we are moving forward. Please do not draw this country backwards. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let us remember that that was a great leader who has served this country well; not a tribal leader but a great Kenyan. He served this country with distinction. I send my condolences to the family of Mutula; mama Nduku, the children and the relatives and pray to God that he gives them strength to go through this very difficult time. May his soul rest in eternal life! Thank you."
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