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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have had the opportunity to work with the late Boy Juma Boy in the Committee on Delegated Legislation and I want to confirm what my colleagues have stated here; that he was a very committed Member of the Committee and he made very valuable contributions. Above all, I remember when I sponsored the “Sang Bill” in this House, he was one of the greatest supporters of the Bill. That means that he was a leader who stood for inclusivity in terms of proper management of our counties. The late Boy Juma Boy was a humorous person. I remember many times that we joked with him. I told him that his name is Boy Juma Boy and asked him whether we can convert it to “Man Juma Man”. He was one person who entertained humour. He engaged all of us in this House. Quite a number of us are young and quite a number of us in this House are elderly but the late Boy Juma Boy had time for everybody. We shared jokes across the board. Therefore, this is one leader that we have lost. He has left a legacy of fighting for the voiceless and fighting for equality and equity in distribution of resources in this country. The best tribute that we can give to him as a House is to ensure that we have a very strong Senate that speaks for devolution. We need to have devolution strengthened in this country so that we create a society and a Kenya that is equal and reduce the current extreme inequality in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I therefore wish to pass my condolences, those of my family and those of the people of Nandi to the family, friends and the people of Kwale. I thank you."
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