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    "content": "I am indebted to him. He contributed to my election as the Senator for Busia County. During the elections he came and spent two days traversing the entire county, addressing gatherings. I did not speak. When he spoke with his Kiswahili, it was done. Mine was just to wave and people would clap but I relied on him very much for his oratory skills in Kiswahili to endear me to the people of Busia. I owe him. In this House, I noticed that the late Senator was much interested in the issue of ensuring that the county governments generate their income to meet the social and economic goals. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if one looks at the HANSARD, one will read the late Sen. Boy Juma Boy contributing very passionately when this House was discussing the resolution to determine the basis for allocating among counties, the share of the national revenue that is allocated to the county governments. He opposed what had been recommended on the basis that rationale would not benefit the poor counties such as Kwale and others. I was with him in the ad hoc Committee which was ably chaired by Sen. (Dr.) Zani on the equitable sharing of the benefits of natural resources. The first decision we made as a Committee was to go to Kwale to visit the mining industry. We visited the base titanium and other areas where mining is taking place. We saw the deplorable state in which the miners were living. That really touched him. I could also see that the people also really loved him. He was not one to shout too much; just a look, a pat on a constituent’s back and so on. Everybody just appreciated their Senator. I was very impressed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the last time we worked together was on the Joint Committee of the Legal Affairs and Human Rights and the one on Information Communications Technology (ICT) of which he was a Member, when we considered the issues of the amendments to the electoral laws. It was a very tough time. We were working under pressure. One of the persons that gave me comfort in the morning, afternoon, evening and late night, and encouraged me as the Chair was none other than Sen. Boy Juma Boy. As a party stalwart, he was very much concerned that we should all the time explain what we are doing to our party leadership so that we get the proper directions. I really appreciated him on that."
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