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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in the Message of condolence and say pole to the families of these two great leaders that we have lost. To begin with, hon. Ken Okoth was a young and vibrant parliamentarian. He was an all-rounder in many ways. I have seen few MPs who had the capacity like that of hon. Ken Okoth. He was a good legislator and at the same time, he came from the background of somebody like President Obama who knew how to work with the community do community work. He was extremely eloquent. He is one of the legislators who never shied away from appearing before the media, going on talk shows and answering questions, not only in his area of specialty, but on any matter of public interest. He was ready and set to engage with the media and the public. Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Ken Okoth was elected to not an easy constituency which was formerly led by Rt. hon. Raila Amollo Odinga. Taking over from a person of that stature and offering services to that constituency effectively was not an easy feat to accomplish. He also had a lot of courage and fortitude. I know few people who during times of pain and suffering still had a lot of fortitude. I did not have the advantage of going to France. However, many of us in the Senate, the National Assembly and the leadership generally went to France partly to see him particularly but some in the middle of their business in France. He was always ready to be seen and engage those who had gone to see him. Sometimes, he would engage in conversations that a person who was going through so much pain would not be able to bear. He was a unique leader with great promise. I 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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