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    "id": 1196696,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "I look forward to visiting all wards, constituencies and counties, without consideration of who voted for who. I will serve this country to make is a great nation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, I believe that the challenges before us are not unsurmountable. It is possible to resolve them. First, we must pursue a full implementation of Article 110 of the Constitution. For the case that is pending at the Supreme Court, we must take the goodwill of having our immediate former Senator for Bungoma County, serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly. Sen. Cheruiyot, who is his colleague and friend, is the Senate Majority Leader. Let us also take advantage of having you as the Deputy Speaker of this House. With Sen. Madzayo leading the Minority side, we must sit down and hammer an out-of-court settlement. Let us have a consent recorded at the Supreme Court. My dream is not to withdraw the case, but to have a consent recorded on the operationalisation of Article 110 of the Constitution. That way, we will respect the mandate of the Senate. Secondly, in the immediate period that is before us, we must ensure that the Senate has an oversight fund. Senators in this country have been accused of having a lot of salary. It is true that the salary of Senators in USA might be modest. However, look at the support system that they are given behind the scenes. It runs into millions because they are facilitated to have public participation with their voters, carry out audit reports and even flown to their counties and back. The Senate is not asking for a favour. They are asking that the Senate and Senators be facilitated to perform their responsibilities. I know this because I have"
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