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    "id": 789409,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to join my colleagues in paying tribute to Hon. Matiba. I first knew him when I was in Form Two in Alliance High School. I knew him on the day he was appointed as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education. On that day, he came to Alliance High School and we interacted with him. As Sen. Orengo said, he left Alliance High School with a good record. As a student, he was disciplined, focused and gave his best in whatever task he was given to do at the school. In fact, the staff of Alliance High School almost worshiped him when he came to the school. They were happy that President Jomo Kenyatta had appointed him to head an important Ministry of Education. While in Form Two, we continued interacting with him. He would visit the school because his greatest friend was the son of Stephen Smith who was then the Deputy Head Master of Alliance High School since the year 1927. Later on, all his businesses were done in partnership with the son of Stephen Smith. On one occasion when I was the School Captain and there was a great famine in Kenya, he visited the school. Through interactions, I asked him what we, as students, could do to contribute towards alleviating the great famine. He gave me ideas like missing out on some meals because we did not have money. Under my leadership, we executed that idea. We forfeited the 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. tea. We also denied ourselves meat on one Sunday. We were able to save a reasonable amount of cash at that time. I was given an appointment with the then Vice President through him to present a cheque in support of alleviating famine in the country. In yesterday’s newspapers, you may have seen a picture of me and the then Vice President, Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi, Hon. Matiba and the Head Master of Alliance High School, Laurie Campbell. That was how it happened. One of Matiba’s children did her pupilage in my law firm Kaplan & Stratton"
}