{"id":663515,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/663515/?format=json","text_counter":18,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Francis Waititu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1618,"legal_name":"Francis Munyua Waititu","slug":"francis-munyua-waititu"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance to say something about the late Hon. Ngala Mwendwa. I have known him for a long time. Back in Githurai where he had land, he was a big farmer. Today, the people he settled at Githurai, Mwiki and Mwanamukia are in hundreds. I remember when he was in Central Province, he was talking much about farming. I remember when I was a young man, we used to go to Githurai and see his ranch. He was even visiting schools and many schools used to visit that farm. I saw his leadership during my school days. On behalf of my family - he used to work with my father on that land - and the people of Githurai, where he was a partner with my father, I send my condolences to the people of Kitui Central and say that we have lost a man who also helped Central Province. I know hundreds of people in Githurai are watching me. We have also lost Hon. Ngala Mwendwa in Central Province. May his soul rest in eternal peace."}