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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this morning, I made what one may consider a very stupid statement. I was not aware that our brother had gone until I got into my car. When my driver asked me whether I had heard that Sen. Kajwang had died, I said, no. I said; I was with the late Sen. Kajwang yesterday in the House. Therefore, the shock I got was to believe that because you are with a person at some point very late in the evening, it is not possible that the person may have died. However, I realised that this was an issue of shock. I want to join my colleagues in condoling the family of the late Otieno Kajwang and the people of Homa Bay County. On behalf of the people of Nyeri and my family, I express sympathy to those who are from his county and the many friends he had across the country. I think as we mourn Sen. Kajwang, we must not forget that Sen. Kajwang was a happy man. He was a happy soul. He was not the sort of man who would have wanted us to mourn, cry and grief. He was the sort of man who would have wanted us to celebrate his life rather than mourn his death. Therefore, it is only that sometimes grief can give us the wisdom of being close to death and understanding what death is all about and appreciating, even by the contribution he was making yesterday, that we can only make a living by what we get, but we will make a life by what we give. Otieno Kajwang gave intellect and time – he sat in the Chamber very late – he gave his intelligence to the people of Kenya and contribution worth following and emulating to the people of this great nation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for me, when I remember Kajwang, I remember the passion and enthusiasm with his Bado mapambano song and the fly whisk on the podium. What comes to mind when you think of Kajwang and his fighting spirit was that it is not the size of the dog in the fight; it is the size of the fight in the dog. The man had passion, and he could move crowds. Therefore, I believe that what we can learn from Sen. Kajwang is what everybody has been saying here. Even as we sit in this House opposite one another, let us never forget that we do not actually live opposite one another. We just sit opposite one another so that Kenya can be a better place. I tell the people of Nyeri that they must never forget that Sen. Wetangula has been given a Government vehicle and a Government salary so that he can oppose the Government and so that it can be better. This is the spirit by which we should remember friends who share with us the spirit of building a country. Never mind which side of the divide that they are. When I think about it, the only thing that comes to mind is that we should not actually try to live forever because we will not succeed even if we tried, but you can try 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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