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    "id": 924117,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "This is one man that I can say has pervaded history in the social, political and economic strata. That was my first encounter with Hon. Matiba. The second encounter was when I came back and joined the social, political and economic life of this country. Hon. Kenneth Matiba was so deeply involved in the administration of football in this country to an extent that when he was the chairman of the Kenya Football Federation (KFF), I was also the vice chairman, and later on took over the chairmanship of the Kenya Athletics Association (KAA). The two of us put Kenya on the map to drive the agenda of our sports in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, in 1987 when he was the Minister for Culture and Social Services he was able to bring out the cream of competition when they came to participate in the All Africa Games which were held in Nairobi for the first time. The entire continent was here in Nairobi. I had the distinct pleasure when, towards the last three months of the organisation of these games, the late hon. Matiba invited me to take over the games as the director of the organisation of the those games. This is because the people who had been given the responsibility were not able to carry them out efficiently. I took over and I am glad that those games ended very well, and Kenya shone a great deal. The interesting part of it is that come 1988, when he was still the Minister, I joined him in the Cabinet. At that time he was the Minster for Transport and Communication and I was in charge of education, technical training and applied technology. Again, we had a lot of interaction in this knowledge. Madam Temporary Speaker, when technical training institutes were being set up - and they were seven of them in the country - Murang’a was one of them under the aegis of the late hon. Matiba. I also dare say that there are very many other distinguished Kenyans such as B. M. Gichaga. He is one man we should never forget that also contributed towards the elevation of education. After all, when you look at the 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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