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    "id": 526185,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof. Kindiki",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1046,
        "legal_name": "Kithure Kindiki",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to take this opportunity to condole with the wife, children and relatives of the late Hon. George Muchai; the wife and children of the two police officers and the driver who were attached to Hon. Muchai; I also want to condole with the people of Kabete Constituency for the loss of their MP. I also want to extend my condolences to the Jubilee Coalition; we have lost one of our comrades in the political circles. Generally, I would want to condole with Parliament, especially the National Assembly because we have lost one of our own. Mr. Speaker, Sir, just like the other Senators have said, this is something that has shocked all of us, first because George Muchai was a well known Kenyan. He is one of the outgoing generation of trade unionists who have done a great job in this country – to fight for the rights of workers and the underprivileged in our society. George Muchai, Francis Atwoli, Francis Ng’ang’a and the late Ambrose Adongo are people who have made tremendous impact in terms of defending the rights of workers and confronting the forces of capitalism that have tried to make the vast majority of our people to live in squalid conditions. Therefore, as we mourn Hon. George Muchai, we are hoping that since that generation of trade unionists is aging, we will want to see new leadership. For me, that is the greatest challenge we have in the trade union movement. We would want to see new and fresh blood, people who can take over in the generations to come when we have the unfortunate things like what we are confronted with at the moment. 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."
}