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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Injendi",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Malulu Injendi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to condole with the family on my own behalf and that of the people of Malava. As Hon. Were has mentioned, Soita did not lose to me. He went for the position of governor and then I took over his position. The late Soita was a strong man. We used to be his followers from 1997 to 2013. What he achieved for Malava cannot be compared to achievement by any other Member of Parliament during that time. I remember his fight for the Butali Sugar Factory. It was a fierce fight. He put in so much and he finally saved the people of Malava from the woes of sugar production. We will live to remember him, particularly for his contribution to the sugar industry. We will live to remember him for fighting for Malava to have a district called Kakamega North District. We will live to remember him for bringing us a district hospital. We will live to remember him for what he did for the poor of Malava. He was a strong man and I can confess that we feel his loss. I can say his shoes were big and I am praying to God to help me so as to also reach his level. We have set the burial for 4th June 2016 at his home. The funeral service will be at Tande Primary School, which is just next to his home. We are planning to have his body removed from the Lee Funeral Home on Wednesday for a church service in Nairobi. Then the body will have an overnight stay at his home in Runda. His body will leave Nairobi for Malava on Thursday. We will remember him as a strong person. Very interestingly, being my first time in Parliament, I do not know who I can compare to Hon. Soita. He was a friend to all. In western politics, he easily mingled with the supporters of Jubilee Coalition and had many friends in CORD. As we visit his Runda home, it is very clear that people from Jubilee and ODM are coming in. I would urge those who take very strong party-line positions to, please, appreciate all across the divide. We mourn a hero in Kabras, a hero in Malava, a hero in Kakamega County."
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