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    "id": 768979,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I would like to apologize for moving when you were on your feet. Sometimes we get a bit rusty and forget some House procedures; so, I beg your pardon. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand here to mourn the passing on of Hon. Francis Nyenze; a man who was our Leader of Minority in the 11th Parliament. I remember Hon. Nyenze was a very calm person who would not hesitate to speak his mind on pertinent issues. Indeed, I will forever remember him for his advice when I was still new in the National Assembly. He advised me that people are usually agitating against each other in the first sixth months after elections but, later on, they mellow and become one. I witnessed that because sometimes when we come from political contests, people are so much radicalized around the parties they support, but eventually, then the spirit of the House prevails and people are able to reach out to each other. In the same vein, that is also how Sen. Haji was advising the leadership of the House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Hon. Francis Nyenze has had a very illustrious career. It is not known to many people that, actually, his first party of choice was Ford Asili before he actually became elected on other political parties. That tells you that, as the son of a pastor – actually his father is a reverend – tat he was quite objective and that he could make an opinion of his own. Hon. Nyenze will also be remembered as having led the minority side at a time when there was great contestation on various issues and he had a way of coming out unscathed. He is one of the very few leaders who, in the last electoral contest, were very clear that he would have wanted Hon. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka to join the Jubilee side of the political equation. That is very commendable because, clearly, the Jubilee party carried the day. So, I think he was a very good person in terms of political calculation, evidenced by his survival in Parliament for various terms. In fact, he came back in the 11th Parliament after having a stint outside there for 10 years. It just goes ahead to show he is somebody that has a good political acumen. He was appointed Minister of Environment in the KANU Government and yet still beat all odds to become the Leader of Minority, which is a highly coveted position in our body politics. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, we mourn him. I am sure this Parliament would have benefited a lot from his counsel. I am sure that the people of his constituency will now have to go back and elect a Member; and that gap and his contributions would live to be remembered for many years. So, on behalf of the persons with disabilities, the people I represent here and fellow Kenyans, I rise to mourn a great leader who has fallen but with a great track record. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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