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    "id": 974220,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Yesterday, I received the news of his demise with a lot of shock. Up to now, it is difficult to believe the circumstances under which our brother passed on. In fact, when people say that he has been unwell for long, it is a shock to some of us. This is because he took his situation with a lot of grace and commitment to his constituency. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to say the following for the record’s sake. When hon. Dori was threatened with expulsion from his political party, he came to me for legal services. We spent several days with him and hon. Aisha Jumwa working on his response on a complaint that came from his party Chairman. He took it with grace. His greatest accusation was that he was associating with the Deputy President. It was a bit preposterous in the era of handshake. He managed to continue working with his a party, the Deputy President and all of us. We managed to solve that problem in the interim. The befitting send off for a man who was so committed to his own people, is for us as a House to make sure that--- This is something that has been raised on the Floor of this House. If you remember, when Muslim brothers and sisters are bereaved or pass away, because they bury the person within the same day, we forget that person and give no support. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want the Whips of both sides to move in the manner that we have done for all other legislators, especially the Christian ones, who bury after two or three weeks, to circulate forms for contribution. We will make our contributions as legislators in the Senate and the National Assembly. I suggest that, that contribution goes to a fund that will support his children and family. We should not become unfair in the way we treat our brothers and sisters who are Muslims yet, we get support from them. We have supported our colleagues who have passed on while we are in this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am glad that our colleagues managed to go there yesterday. I thank the people of Msambweni for standing with him and for good manners and civility against all kinds of political maneuvers in a situation of mourning. I thank you."
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