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    "id": 1047670,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Let me tell you a story that confirmed and came clear to my mind when his son was speaking. We had the normal disputes we had between us and the National Assembly. At one time, it was a time like this when we were handling the Budget Policy Statement or maybe the Division of Revenue. There was a proposal that was brought to this House. We were seated in a Kamukunji and the then Speaker, hon. Ethuro, was chairing the session. We were told that the long drawn-out battle between us and the National Assembly was about to be brought to an end by the Executive offering about Ksh300 million or Kshs500 million but only under one condition; that we had to spend that money within two months because it was towards the end of the financial year. Many of us spoke excitedly and we were toying here with ideas of what we could do with that fund. We could maybe buy motor vehicles to be used in the county for oversight purposes and many such things. When it got to Sen. Haji’s chance to speak, he told us to our face with his authoritative voice that we banish that thought. He told us never to imagine we could ever use public funds in the way he had heard many of us speak. He was so furious to the point that he said, “If you dare take this money, I will go to the public and issue a press statement against you. You know that I am known everywhere in this country. Let us see who will elect you back into this House.” That was the end of that story."
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