{"id":503822,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/503822/?format=json","text_counter":217,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Dr.) Nyongesa","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":132,"legal_name":"Paul Nyongesa Otuoma","slug":"paul-otuoma"},"content":"Thank you hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to join my colleagues in mourning our departed brother and friend, Senator Otieno Kajwang. Indeed, we received this news with a lot of shock last night, and on behalf of myself and the people of Funyula and Busia County, I want to extend my condolences to his family and of course his brother who is one of our colleagues, hon. T. J Kajwang’. I have known hon. Otieno Kajwang’ for a very long time, both before I joined politics as a student and even when I joined politics. Hon. Otieno Kajwang’ was one of the few Members of Parliament who came out to campaign for me in my constituency when I was facing a lot of trouble, when my rights were being trampled. Hon. Otieno Kajwang’ stood by me at that hour of need trying to say that every Kenyan has a right. I kept on reminding hon. Otieno Kajwang’ as he sang that song of Mapambano that sometimes we can be very proud of what we have achieved and it takes a very long time to achieve 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."}