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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my behalf and on behalf of my family and that of the people of Matungu, I send condolences to the family of the late Hon. Peter Shitanda, who was a colleague in the 9th and 10th Parliaments and also a friend. We worked very closely with Hon. Shitanda. I remember very clearly that in June 2004, we were both appointed Assistant Ministers by the Former President, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki. I worked very closely with Hon. Soita as Members of the National Alliance Rainbow Coalition Government and also as Member of FORD (K). It is with Hon. Soita Shitanda that we formed the New FORD (K) in 2006. He was our first Chairman of New FORD (K). Hon. Shitanda was a very good politician and also a fighter for the sugar industry. I remember he fought very hard for the establishment of Butali Sugar Company, which had problems in its initial stages. Hon. Soita, single-handedly, fought until Butali Sugar Company was established. Hon. Soita Shitanda did not lose to Hon. Malulu Injendi, but he went for the governor’s seat, whose requirement is that one must have a degree. I confirm that Hon. Soita went for the governor seat. His papers were verified and he was cleared at the Kakamega High School in my presence. He went for the gubernatorial seat under the New FORD (K), but unfortunately he lost to the current Governor, Hon. Oparanya. I condole with the family of Hon. Soita Shitanda, a friend whom I worked with very closely. He was an astute politician who was focussed in the development of his constituency and the western region at large. May God rest his soul in eternal peace."
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