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"content": "1. Hon. John Mbadi, EGH, MP (Chairperson). 2. Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal, MP. 3. Hon. Tom J. Kajwang’, MP. 4. Hon. Yussuf Hassan, MP. 5. Hon. Tim Wanyonyi, MP. 6. Hon. Simba Arati, MP. 7. Hon. Esther Passaris, MP, and 8. Hon. Nixon Korir, MP. I have also requested the Speaker of the Senate to nominate two Senators to join this team. Secondly, Hon. Members, it is also with a heavy heart that I convey to this House the heart-breaking loss of one of our former Members and Deputy Speaker of this House, Hon. (Dr.) Joyce Laboso, EGH, who passed on yesterday, Monday, 29th July 2019 while undergoing treatment at the Nairobi Hospital. The late Dr. Laboso was a distinguished scholar, who obtained her Masters in Teaching of English as a Foreign Language from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom and a PhD in Gender and Language Education at the University of Hull, United Kingdom. Without doubt, her academic and professional exploits have been matched by very few, and are a source of motivation for women across the continent. The late Hon. Joyce Laboso began her remarkable career as a teacher at Kipsigis Girls’ High School before joining Egerton University as a lecturer and later rising to Assistant Dean of Students and coordinator of various programmes at the university. She joined Parliament in September 2008, following the passing on of the then Member for Sotik, Hon. Lorna Laboso, her sister. Her parliamentary career was decorated with historical milestones. In her maiden term, she was appointed to the House Business Committee and further served in the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology. It is worth noting that the late Hon. Laboso made history by becoming the first woman Deputy Speaker of a House of Parliament of Kenya as well as the first to hold such a position in the National Assembly under the new Constitution. Hon. Members, the leadership of Dr. Laboso spanned across the continent. She was elected Co-President of the African, Caribbean, Pacific & European Union (ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly and ably spearheaded the leadership of Parliaments representing nearly 150 countries from four regions of the world in championing a parliamentary dimension in the ACP-EU partnership. It is on the pedestal of her exemplary leadership that the people of Bomet County elected her in August 2017 as the Governor for Bomet, hence making history as one of the three female governors in the male-dominated elective position of governor. In her passing on, the country and indeed the international community has lost a precious jewel, a distinguished scholar, a courageous leader and a good-hearted and jovial person. The late Hon. (Dr.) Joyce Cherono Laboso Abonyo, EGH, has left a remarkable legacy whose impact has benefited multitudes of people and whose accolades continue to serve as an inspiration to many girls and women across the country and beyond. Hon. Members, on behalf of Members of the National Assembly and the Parliamentary Service Commission and indeed on my own behalf, I wish to take this opportunity to condole with the families of our late brother, Hon. Ken Okoth, and of Hon. (Dr.) Joyce Cherono Laboso Abonyo for the great loss. As the National Assembly, we assure the families of our support during this period of great sorrow and grief. In tribute to our departed colleagues, I request that we observe a minute of silence."
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