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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Sen. M. Kajwang’, I want you to believe that I am your friend and will die with you if it gets to that particular point. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second point I was coming to was with regard to the County Boundaries Bill because of the mess we are experiencing in many counties. On the day this Petition was presented, I said that residents of my county had come before me with an almost similar Petition regarding Kisumu County. We have two main problems with Kisumu County and specifically Gov. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o. During the times of Gov. Ranguma, we never had this problem concerning Sondu Town and Muhoroni Sugar Company Nucleus Farm. I do not know why in later days, Gov. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o has adopted these expansionist theories and where he gets this habit from. First, his county officers in Sondu are collecting revenue deep in the villages of Kericho County. In many occasions, I have had to intervene and tell citizens not to do the unthinkable because as leaders, we are trying to resolve this matter amicably. On the side of Muhoroni, his county government officers actually come to a particular village known as Pokwa, which is deep in the heart of Kericho County. They erect construction sites with boards clearly written “Kisumu County Government”. You know how these kind of things can get emotive, especially during this season where we are nearing elections. As leaders, we find ourselves in very difficult situations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. who brought this to our attention. That as a leadership, you have been invited to have a sit-down with Members of the National Assembly, so that you can resolve this matter and so many others that are of a critical nature. If we just locked ourselves, lock, stock and barrel and say this is what the law says without being facilitative, unfortunately, we will be shooting ourselves in the foot. Some of these laws affect us directly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I serve in the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) and I want to bring something to your attention. As a representative of Members of this House, it is important that I tell them that the National Assembly passed the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Bill. The same fate that befell the County Boundaries Bill has befallen that particular law. We are simply trying to ensure that upon the end of your term in office, Members of Parliament (MPs) do not queue at Bima House and be mistreated. We, as Parliament, want to manage our own pension so that you go to an office where people are familiar with you. They will accord you the kind of respect and treat you accordingly. I see Sen. Orengo here and I would like to plead with the leadership of this House and the leadership of the National Assembly that when they sit together to make sure they resolve this particular Bill because it is extremely important. This is especially for our Members many of whom, for one reason or the other, have chosen to exit parliamentary work in this phase of their career. This is a very important Bill. Let us resolve some of these outstanding issues for the sake of good order in the country. This is even on matters such as the one that I have just cited, which affects us as Members. That matter needs to be resolved urgently."
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