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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "I also appreciate our colleagues, many of whom have had long lustrous careers. Speaking of Sen. Wako; over 40 years in public service. Sen. (Prof) Ongeri, my good friend though young but very long serving in terms of public experience. The good Senator for Vihiga County, Sen. Khaniri. I also appreciate our colleagues who have decided to serve the country in other capacities other than coming back to this House. Madam Deputy Speaker, it was a privilege to serve with the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Orengo. Although we are on different sides of the political divide, there are many things that we have learnt through the exchanges we have had every afternoon in this House. I appreciate the legislative work that we have carried out. Top on the pick of the draw, the other thing I feel proud about, is the work we did with our colleagues in the tea sub-sector. Every time I attend a public function, I see the joy on the faces of tea farmers that I represent in this House. They thank and remind me that it is because of the legislative work that we did in this House, that now they receive their pay by 3rd as opposed to 28th of every month. They get their bonuses twice in a year. They got some in April and next week, they will be getting a second round of bonuses. I feel proud about that. That is work that we did together here as colleagues. We went round the country and many of them contributed. I can never be prouder of the work we did. I celebrate each day the contribution of parliamentary staffers, whom we did that great exercise together. I always salute them when we meet in the corridors of Parliament because they are a testament of what good legislative work can do to a country, that indeed, we should not just come here to speak good English. It means that we can change the lives of our people with good legislation. That legislation is a testament. We also did some good work in the coffee sub-sector. I regret that we were not able to conclude the Sugar Bill that is before this House. That is unfortunate. It is something that keeps on ringing in my mind. If God grants us another opportunity, it should be the first piece of legislation to be laid on the Floor of this House, so that we liberate our sugarcane farmers from their oppressors. As a Member of the Committee on Energy, I made a promise to my wife, which I regrate. Having the platform, we needed to work on bringing the cost of power down because it would have created more jobs and make our country competitive globally and our country would be a hub of investment. Unfortunately, we have not succeeded on that. It is one of the things, together with the Sugar Bill, that are on top of my mind. I appreciate my colleagues for granting me an opportunity to represent them in the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). It has been a great honour. There are many things we have pulled out for them. Unfortunately, since this is a public session and you understand how this country operates, we cannot speak publicly about many of the issues. However, I am proud of the work we have done. I was the Chairperson of PSC Staff Welfare. I thank the staff of Parliament for the cooperation and support they have given to Members of Parliament and Parliament as a whole, which has enabled Parliament to succeed in achieving its overall objective. I look"
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