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    "id": 920309,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also rise to celebrate and mourn our national hero, Mr. Joe Kadenge. May his soul rest in peace. I also want to congratulate my friend, Sen. Khaniri, for bringing this Statement which will allow us to give him the prominence that he deserves. I do not want to repeat what has been said. We need to introspect on how we treat our heroes. We should not look at it from the Government’s perspective but we should look at it as individuals. In many parts of the world, people do not depend on the Government to provide everything. As Kenyans, what have we done to celebrate our heroes? I am glad that we have all recognised and celebrated our hero, Joe Kadenge, but we need to think of how we support each other. It is true that the Government needs to do something about the things that we complain about but we should not forget that the Government takes cue from its people. The Government would have probably been jolted into doing something if we were supportive as a people. I am glad that this House is going to do something to him albeit posthumously by ensuring that his name is remembered and sending him off in the dignity and style that he deserves. However, we need to relook at ourselves as Kenyans. The Government is a creation of ourselves, hence we should not expect so much from it. We will support all the initiatives shared by Sen. Khaniri and we look forward to giving Joe Kadenge a good send off. As we do that, we should not forget that there are others who have not left us. There are heroes amongst us having the same challenges and living in squalor. As the Senate, can we not do things posthumously? Can we do them now? Can we identify them and get to know what is happening to them? Let us do something for the living. We must identify ways of supporting each other. We should not just be a people who are out to mourn. If we continue like this, we might look hypocritical. Sen. Khaniri, I know that you have the interest of our sportsmen and women at heart. Most of the sportsmen and women come from western Kenya and the Rift Valley. Let us help them now rather than when they have died. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We celebrate our hero. We wish his family well and we will walk with them in this journey as we lay him to rest. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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