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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "As we condole him, we must remember that the hole left in that family is difficult to fill. I do not want to repeat what everybody has said about his contribution. Yesterday he made a very robust constitution and what the drafters intended particularly when it came to the Administration Police or the police generally. Every time, he stood up to speak, that was the punch line. Therefore, to honour him, Senators should stick to the letter and spirit of the Constitution the way it is. I also want to say that we speak very passionately about people when they are not here but we fail to care when they are here. I would like to ask, Senators, as we do our work of legislation, we should start caring for one another beyond our political affiliations and little things that we fight about. In the end, these things do not matter. Although Sen. Kajwang was a Member of CORD, he spoke for Kenyans. Therefore, I think we should do the same. Lastly, we must recognize that we have a lot of work we, as Senators, and perhaps all of us, in some of the workshops we do, should be made to check how our vessels or hearts are working. Sometimes in our efforts to represent people, we work so hard and tirelessly leaving at 6.30 p.m. or 8.00 p.m. forgetting to take care of ourselves. That is a lesson to all of us. May this gentleman rest in peace. The legal profession has lost a gentleman who understood the law. We are less one more person on the row just the same way we lost the first Senator who shared a name with me."
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