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    "content": "Mr. Charles Njonjo took the docket and he left under fire. The Ministry was abolished, again, for a long time. The third Minister was Mr. Kiraitu Murungi and I also left under fire. After me, it was Martha Karua who also left under fire. Then came Mr. Mutula Kilonzo who also left under fire. It was a very hot seat, I tell you. It is no wonder that the docket has now been abolished under this new Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I pay tribute to Mr. Mutula Kilonzo because constitution making was very political and very difficult. Those who were with us at the Bomas of Kenya know how difficult it was, but Mr. Kilonzo handled the docket with what I would call a light head and a light heart. That is how he survived and was able to steer all the interests in this country and eventually enabled us to pass the new Constitution in 2010. Moving to education, Mr. Kilonzo never really fitted in the traditional role of a yes-yes Minister. When he was in the Ministry of Education, he was on the side of teachers. He was campaigning with Treasury to get more money for teachers’ pay rise. You remember the debate about mini-skirts and Mr. Kilonzo appearing in cartoons wearing a mini-skirt, fighting for the right of the girls at that time. On a serious note, he was focused on the higher ideals of this society. We worked with him in the PNU Alliance. He gave me the wooden office that Sen. Kajwang was talking about on Ngong Road. We worked there for six months, trying to bring the leaders of this country together, so that we could face the elections as a united front. Both of us were very disappointed. Mutula was an asset in the Grand Coalition Government because he was very level-headed and thought across parties and tribal lines. I do agree with Sen. Mugo that we should not cocoon and put Mutula in any tribal boxes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what has happened is very sad. We have had very many investigations into the death of politicians in this country. We had the one of the late Prof. George Saitoti which we expected to come out with earth-shaking information, but we were disappointed when the report came out. We hope that the investigation into the death of Sen. Kilonzo will be taken very seriously. We want no stone left unturned. We would like very public information about the findings of that investigation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to send my condolences, once again, and say that Mutula was a hero."
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