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    "id": 924066,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "When he was the Minister for Culture and Social Services, he started what was then known as Youth Olympic Centres (YOCs). With the help of the German Government, he brought in a German coach and many footballers such as Bobby Ogola, Sammy Taabu, Mohamed Abbas, Owino Kempes and others were trained. He was so influential to the point that when he quit football in 1979 to concentrate on politics, it forced some of the then famous footballers such as Allan Tigo to quit football in solidarity. It is also true to note that Hon. Matiba was once the captain of Bunge Football Club. Even in Parliament, he used to play for the team. Although sometimes they lost, at least he was doing this. Madam Temporary Speaker, Hon. Matiba was also a mountaineer. He was the first Kenyan to lead five others to climb Mt. Everest, and were able to reach the Island Peak at 20,500 feet above the sea level. He also climbed the Himalayas Mountains. He has an autobiography whose title is ‘Aiming High.’ So, he always aimed high. Interestingly, hon. Matiba also participated in the advancement of gender equality. As Minister for Culture and Social Services, he helped in the hosting of the Nairobi Women’s Conference of 1985. This is a very famous conference that was a precursor to the Beijing Women’s Conference of 1995. One of the participants of the 1995 Nairobi Women’s Conference was none other than Ellen Jonson Sirleaf, who later on became the first African female President; the former President of Liberia. In his contribution to multiparty democracy and political pluralism, he is a man who had it all. He had wealth, money and the right connections. He had a remarkable and impeccable Curriculum Vitae (CV). However, due to the massive rigging of the 1988"
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