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    "id": 904344,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join my colleagues in mourning the death of the former Member of Parliament for Amagoro Constituency, hon. Fredrick Oduya Oprong‘‘. I must admit with all honesty that I did not interact with the late MP, but I read about him in history. By the time he was elected as a Member of Parliament and joined this august House, I think I was still an idea or concept and had not even surfaced on this land. I have read in the annals of history that this was a great man. Being a man who emanates from the larger former Western Province, as the Senator, and on behalf of the people of Kakamega County, I take this opportunity to mourn this great man. From what I have read about the late MP, he was among the first leaders who met Mzee Jomo Kenyatta when he was released from detention. He was one of the leaders from Western Province who influenced Mzee Kenyatta to visit the larger Western Province. I take this opportunity to remind everyone that when Mzee Kenyatta visited Western Province, upon the invitation of hon. Fredrick Oduya Oprong‘, he gave the larger Western Province an additional constituency called Busia North Constituency. This is just one of the things that the late MP contributed towards developing our region. Mr. Speaker, Sir, much has been said about the welfare of a person who served as an Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Economic Planning and National Development. It is high time we relooked into the regulations and policies governing the welfare of Members of Parliament and any other leader who has served this nation. It is sad that a former Member of Parliament and even an Assistant Minister can earn a pension of Kshs9,000 only. This reminds me that we have many other leaders in this country who are living in abject poverty. Recently, we passed a resolution in this House that former councillors be paid a stipend, just to help them live a decent life. However, up to now, nothing has been done as pertains the implementation of that resolution."
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