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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, as you are all already aware, the morning of Saturday, 7th February, 2015 was a sad day for the National Assembly and indeed the nation as a whole as we lost one of our most vibrant colleagues, the hon. George Mukuru Muchai, Member of Parliament for Kabete Constituency. The hon. Muchai, together with his two bodyguards and a driver, lost their lives when they were attacked along Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi. Hon. Members, our records indicate that the late hon. George Muchai was born on 22nd July 1949. He attended St. Michael Primary School between 1956 and 1963 and Highway Secondary School, Nairobi between 1964 and 1967. He obtained a certificate in Electrical Installation Trade Test from the Railway Training School in 1974. Later, the hon. Muchai attended the Kenya Polytechnic where he was awarded a certificate in Electrical Installation Technology. He thereafter undertook several courses including a certificate in Conciliation and Mediation from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), a certificate in Organised Labour from the US Department of State on Labour and a certificate in Strengthening Labour Administration Systems in Africa from the African Regional Labour Centre, Harare Zimbabwe. He also attended many labour related forums regionally and internationally. Hon. Members, as you are aware the late hon. Muchai was an active and vibrant member of the labour union movement having been elected as the General Secretary of the Bakery, Confectionery, Food Manufacturing and Allied Workers Union in 1984. This was a position he held until his death owing to his passion for and responsiveness to the needs of the people he represented. His empathy and humility largely endeared him to the workers of this nation and saw him overwhelmingly elected as the Deputy Secretary of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) in 2001. Indeed, he never lost an 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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