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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng) Gumbo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I wish to bring to the attention of this august House the sad news of the passing on of a former Member of this House, the late hon. Jones Hezekiah Ougo, who hails from Rarieda Constituency. Hon. Speaker, the late hon. Ougo served as MP for Bondo Constituency between 1974 and 1981 before it was split in 1988 to form what is currently Rarieda and Bondo constituencies. In 1981 the late hon. Ougo did what would be most unthinkable to most of us today. Indeed, it is something that most of us would find very difficult to do. He voluntarily resigned his seat as MP for Bondo Constituency in a bid to allow the then doyen of multi-democracy in Kenya, the late hon. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, to make his way back to Parliament. Unfortunately, the political expediencies of the time, or lack thereof, did not allow this noble wish to come true. It is said that knowledge speaks but wisdom listens. If any hon. Member of this House has ever epitomized that mantra, it was the late hon. Jones Hezekiah Ougo. He did so through his non-confrontational approach to politics, which earned him the Luo phrase ‘ ling ber nee ”, which means, the leader who solves problems without resorting to din and noise. Hon. Speaker, prior to joining this House, the hon. Ougo served as Principal of Siriba Teachers Training College and Headmaster of several renown schools in Kenya. Some of the leading educators in Kenya today are products of his diligent and wise tutoring. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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