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"content": "engaging on the social media platforms, let us send messages of hope. We should not allow families to be attacked. Hon. Were Ong’ondo’s family should be respected right now---"
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me join my colleagues in extending our heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Charles Ong’ondo Were. This afternoon, led by the Speaker of the National Assembly, we had an occasion to pay our respects as his colleagues. He is lying at the Lee Funeral Home. We also had the occasion to go to his home in Karen to condole with his family. The Member for Kasipul has left a very young family. Assurances have been given from this institution by the Speaker of the National Assembly that they are our family. As an institution, they will remain our family. When they come knocking on our doors, they will find those doors open. As the Senator for Nairobi City County where this incident happened, it is quite unfortunate because we have to explain to the people of this country what the state of security in Nairobi is. I have held the position that, in fact, no one is safe until all of us are safe. If somebody can be gunned down in broad daylight or even in the early hours of the night, in a place that is properly lit, has cameras, very busy and with police officers present on the scene, it speaks to something that these criminals know. Somehow, they believe that they can actually get away with it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we continue to ask the police to do a very thorough investigation. Just the other day, we saw the Senate Majority Leader and his community having engagement with the Inspector General of Police. Perhaps we also need to have a Kamukunji with him as well in the precincts of Parliament. This is so that we can also ask him some questions just like I saw the residents of Trans Mara directly asking him concerning the security situation in that particular region and the police’s response that led to the killing of over five people. As the Secretary General of ODM, I take this opportunity again to register the condolences of the entire party to the family of Ong’ondo Were and to the people of Kasipul. Since we have planned to have a memorial at Consolata Shrine in Westlands tomorrow and inter him on Friday, we hope that we can have an event that is respectful enough of the dearly departed Member, devoid of unnecessary sideshows. As a party, we are going to put in place whatever mechanisms we can. People imagine that political parties have a lot of power. ODM does not have powers to arrest anyone or provide security. We also depend on these institutions of state. If the police do not do their jobs, then all of us are at risk. I will end at that and wish that the soul of our brother, Charles Ong’ondo Were - we used to call him Sir Charles - rests in eternal peace. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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"content": " Sen. Wambua, proceed."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, I join you in welcoming our colleagues back from the short recess. I hope that in the days that follow today, we shall be able to apply ourselves to the tasks ahead of us. I join my colleagues in condoling the family of our departed friend and brother, Hon. Charles Ong’ondo Were who met his death in very mysterious circumstances. Hon. Charles Were was not just a friend, he was a teammate. Remember we have teams in this Parliament. Hon. Were was one of the Members that do the tug of war for the Parliament of the Republic of Kenya. We pulled the rope with him. He was a very committed leader and a sportsperson. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I only find consolation in the word in the Bible in the Book of Job 4:1. It says: “A man born of a woman is short of days and full of trouble, but any man born of a woman will surely have to die.” The security of every Kenyan is important. The death of Hon. Ong’ondo Were came in shortly after the killings in Angata Barikoi in Narok County had been reported. This is a reason to get worried. I associate myself with the sentiments expressed by Sen. Sifuna; that perhaps the entire Parliament needs to have a conversation with the Inspector General of Police on matters security, not just for Members, but the security of every Kenyan in every corner of this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this morning, a bus was impounded in Kitui on its way from Mombasa to Meru carrying explosives disguised as milk in some cartons, complete with the apparatus used for detonating the explosives. It is very important that this country feels secure. As things stand now, everybody is scared about their lives. I would like to call upon the police to tighten security and ensure that every Kenyan in every corner of this country feels secure. Mr. Speaker, Sir, may the soul of Hon. Were rest in God's eternal peace. Amen."
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"content": " Sen. Beatrice Akinyi, please, proceed."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to mourn a gallant son of Homa Bay County. The loss of Sir Charles Ong’ondo Were as we referred to him, is not only a loss to the Kasipul Kabondo Constituency team, but also to Homa Bay County at large, Parliament, Kenya, and the ODM party. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Hon. Ong’ondo Were was a utility player of the Parliamentary team of Homa Bay County. He was a man that was reliable and a team player that anybody would rely on. If he believed in you, he had no two ways about it. He was a man who said ‘yes’ when he meant it and ‘no’ when he meant it. The Kasipul Kabondo fraternity has lost a worker. In Kasipul Kabondo Constituency, he was referred to as husband of all the widows and father of all orphans. Mr. Speaker, Sir, not everybody will like you in this life. Hon. Ong’ondo Were was celebrated by the people who believed in him. We call for calm. As I have said, he"
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