{"id":25792,"date":"2021-04-13T15:54:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=25792"},"modified":"2021-04-13T15:47:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:47:48","slug":"abdul-haji-gives-moving-tribute-to-father-after-swearing-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/abdul-haji-gives-moving-tribute-to-father-after-swearing-in","title":{"rendered":"Abdul Haji Gives Moving Tribute to Father After Swearing In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Newly elected Garissa Senator Abdulkadir Haji on Tuesday, April 13, paid glowing tributes to his late father Senator Yusuf Haji when he was sworn in.<\/p>\n<p>In a speech after he was sworn in, Haji remembered the values his father taught them including hard work, being gentle, loving and always quick to forgive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat can I say about the world\u2019s greatest dad? I know that it\u2019s a clich\u00e9 for a son to say that about his father but to us his children, he was simply the best and greatest,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul added that his father was gentle but a great disciplinarian at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The Senator acknowledged that he had clinched the position at a time when the country was undergoing a pandemic, therefore, enduring many challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pandemic has revealed the growing inequalities we experience as a County. We are losing Kenyans to COVID-19, yet we have no idea what the future holds,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he urged his fellow leaders to show compassion to their constituents and at the same time condemned corruption.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is not my intention to seem to advice my senior colleagues, not at all. But when you\u2019re relatively youthful, as I am, then there is a burden of expectations by the young people&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must show our empathy to the people we represent when we condemn and swiftly act on any corruption that robs our counties of their future and potential,\u201d Haji said.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul first came to the limelight in 2013 during the Westgate terror attack. He was named a &#8216;hero&#8217; by many after a photo of him saving a little girl went viral.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his election as Senator, Abdul stated that he did not have any political ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had accompanied my father during the elections and I never envied that campaigning life,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Newly elected Garissa Senator Abdulkadir Haji on Tuesday, April 13, paid glowing tributes to his late father Senator Yusuf Haji when he was sworn in. 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