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    "id": 1196692,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "goes, it has proven that I was right on the issue of NMS, considering the misdeeds that happened in Nairobi City County. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in many instances, we made some decisions on which we disagreed with the Executive privately or publicly. I believe that the example that we set will assist the leadership of this House. This is with particular reference to my friend and Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Cheruiyot. As he leads this House, he will need to ensure that he does not lose sight of his responsibility to defend and protect the Constitution and the mandate of the Senate, even though he is a friend of the President and comes from the Majority Party. The Bible in Ecclesiastes, Chapter Three, says that there is a time for everything. The ten years that the people of Elgeyo-Marakwet County entrusted me to serve in this House have come to an end. Any time this afternoon, I will hand in my resignation letter to you. As I do so, I am very proud of my 10 years’ tenure in this House. It is not for me to tell Kenyans whether I left a legacy or not. It is for historians to write about my responsibility in this House. There is a lot we would have achieved had we sought the relationship problem between this House and the National Assembly. Our country would have benefited a lot if there was proper implementation of Article 110 of the Constitution, in so far as Bills concerning counties. This country lost a lot by denying the Senate the opportunity to contribute to matters of Bills. As I exit this door to the Executive, that is one area where I will continue being an ambassador of the Senate. I will work with the leadership of this House to ensure that the Executive respects the mandate of the Senate. Luckily, we have had many discussions with the current President about protection of the mandate of the Senate. I believe that we shall achieve this through consultation, cooperation and more so, through transformative leadership that will be offered by this House. I leave this House with very great men and women who were recently elected by the people of Kenya. I used to joke to our Secretary General (SG) that it would be my greatest pleasure to be here to mentor and also “monolise” her a little bit. Unfortunately, I have not had that chance. She has just told me that I am leaving before “monolising” them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the men and women elected on both sides of the House are people who have served this country in senior capacities. They are people who have relevant experience in different fields and professions. I believe they will take their responsibility seriously. May I tell hon. Members here that they do not know what is going on inside me. There are things that I am proud I did, but there are also things I regret that I did not have time to do. Maybe I would have done more Bills or brought more Statements. This is a forum where we must be honest to one another; that we are so privileged to be among the only 67 men and women, entrusted by the people of Kenya, to run the affairs of the Senate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, 50 million Kenyans would wish to enter that door. We must never take it for granted. We must make sure that our names are inscribed in the annals of history. We must make sure that one day, the HANSARD records that there were men"
}