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    "id": 1196785,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me also join my colleagues in congratulating, Sen. Murkomen, for getting the approval of the National Assembly to be our CS in the Ministry of Roads and Transport. I hope that we have learnt something from what he has told us this afternoon. For the time I have known Sen. Murkomen, he has demonstrated to this House that there comes a time when a man must be firm, make a decision and pay the ultimate price. I was in this House when Sen. Murkomen made a decision that did not go well with the President of the day. Consequently, he lost his seat as the Senate Majority Leader. However, that did not end the dreams he had of continuing to serve the people of Elgeyo-Marakwet. Instead, God has blessed him even more. He is moving on to become the CS for Ministry of Roads and Transport. Sen. Murkomen stood with some of the counties that were losing when we were dealing with the Division of Revenue Bill. Perhaps to be on the right side of the powers that be, he would have deserted us and we would have lost. However, he stood with us. The people of Nyamira are forever grateful for standing with us. In the process, he assisted us to return Kshs600 million to the County of Nyamira. May God bless you. As you go to the Ministry, I hope that you will tackle the cartels. Many roads in this country are unmarked and many contractors have been paid for work not done. The road from Metamaiyo to Nyamira has a sector of about one kilometer that was never tarmacked yet the contractors have been paid. I hope that Sen. Murkomen will tackle cartels in that sector. We look forward to you being a good ambassador of this Senate."
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