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    "id": 1198898,
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    "speaker_name": "Bomachoge Borabu, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nolfason Barongo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have been looking forward to this particular address; it is the first one. I would like to support the appointment of the ad hoc Committee on election of Members to EALA. I thank God for the miracle of my election to this House. I am Hon. Nolfason Obadiah Barongo, Member of Parliament for Bomachoge Borabu. My journey to this House is the stuff of dreams. I was a vegetable vendor before. Now, by the grace of God, I am a Member of Parliament. It is a humbling and inspiring story for another day. Like many Members who have spoken before me, I would like to congratulate you and your deputy on being elected the heads of this Assembly. I pray God to grant you good health and wisdom as you lead us in the making of a better country. Allow me to profusely thank the people of Boochi Borabu, Bombaba, Magenche and Bokimonge wards for putting aside clanism and charting a new path of unity for Bomachoge Borabu; and they did so emphatically and peacefully. I promise that I will serve them with diligence and humility. Let me also single out my wife and children, my mother and father, siblings and relatives, many friends and my campaign team full of young dreamers for pulling a memorable victory in this election. I thank the ODM party and my party leader, Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, for issuing me with the ticket that helped me to be elected to this House. I cannot forget my worthy opponents, who did not petition my election. To all of them, I would like to say thank you very much. You may know that Bomachoge Borabu is one of the two Bomachoge constituencies in Kisii County. The other being Bomachoge Chache represented by my brother Hon. Alfah Miruka. My constituency has experienced tribal clashes in the past because we border the Maasai. Thankfully, peace has prevailed lately and business has been booming. My constituency boasts of a school called Riokindo High School. In last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), a staggering 476 out of 485 scored C+ (plus) and above. Allow me to praise the headteacher, the staff, the community and, most importantly, the students for the excellent results. I had the opportunity of touring my constituency over the weekend. Some schools could be improved. A case in point is a school called Riyabu, which has been a beacon of education in my constituency for a long time. It is unthinkable that the NG-CDF will not be available to rescue such schools as Riyabu that truly need much improvement. I will champion the elevation of Kenyenya Polytechnic to a national polytechnic and the construction of Gesabakwa Institute, so that students who cannot make it to university can pursue their careers there. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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