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    "speaker_name": "February 14, 2017 SENATE DEBATES 9 Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also join my colleagues in paying tribute to our departed colleague, Sen. Boy Juma Boy. I have known him for a few months but in his departure I felt like I have lost a great friend because I had the rare opportunity of serving with him in the Information and Communication Committee. Last year, in November, together with our Committee Chairperson and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., we travelled with him to Tokyo and had an extremely interesting time. Little did we know then that, that would be among the last of times that we shared together. In paying tribute to him, I want to point out one hallmark of his life that I will live with for a long time. This is the fact that as a leader, despite the realities of our politics, he was one of the people who had friends from across the political divide. He did not despise one based on one’s political persuasion. On many occasions we would meet and joke together in the lounge and in this House. I had a particular liking because there is a particular phrase that I heard from him say in his hallmark Kiswahili. One afternoon while contributing to debate he compared a situation to a plastic snake that only scares but never bites. Since then we kept referring to each other as plastic snakes. I will miss our dear friend. Sorry to the people of Kwale County and Kenyans in general for losing such a great leader. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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