'' Thomas Joseph Mboya was a very good friend and confidante of Eric '' , words of the 3rd Kenyan president , Mwai Kibaki , during Khasakhala 's funeral .
'' Eric was a very good friend and confidante of Thomas Joseph Mboya '' , said 3rd Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki during the funeral of Khasakhala .

Do these sentences mean the same thing?
no