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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, this is Communication No. 21. It is on the sad demise of the former First Lady, Her Excellency Mrs. Lucy Muthoni Kibaki. Hon. Members, it is with profound sadness that we have learnt of the demise of the former First Lady, Her Excellency Mrs. Lucy Muthoni Kibaki, while undergoing treatment at the Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London, United Kingdom (UK). Hon. Members, Her Excellency Mrs. Lucy Muthoni Kibaki, who was the spouse of the Third President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki, was born in 1940 in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, to the Reverend John Kagai and Rose Nyachomba. She joined Alliance Girls High School and later trained as a teacher, rising to the position of headmistress. She will be remembered for her enormous improvement in leadership, development and charity. She served as patron of the Kenya Girl Guides Association, chaired the organisation of the Forty African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS and was a pivotal and un-towering supporter of the under-privileged in society. In her life, she never shied away from defending and raising issues facing the disadvantaged and people with disabilities. In addition, she spearheaded the establishment of the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital in Nairobi County. Hon. Members, on behalf of all Members of the National Assembly, the Parliamentary Service Commission and, indeed, on my own behalf, I wish to take this opportunity to condole with His Excellency Mwai Kibaki and his family, the people of Othaya and the friends of the family for the great loss. As the National Assembly, we assure the family of our support during this period of great sorrow. In tribute to Mama Lucy Kibaki, and recognition of her impeccable service to the nation and society, I request that we all stand to observe a minute of silence."
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