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    "id": 1209598,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. William Kipkemoi Kisang",
    "speaker_title": "The Senator for Elgeyo Marakwet County",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to thank God for the opportunity that he has given me to serve the great people of Elgeyo Marakwet County. I also thank the people of Elgeyo Marakwet County for giving me the same opportunity, my campaigners, my competitors and all who participated in the by-elections of 5th January, 2023. There are many things and pledges that I made to the people of Elgeyo Marakwet County. The Members who have spoken said that Sen. (Prof.) Kithure Kindiki and Sen. Murkomen, who are now Cabinet Secretaries, were here. I promise that I will measure to the standards of those Members that you have mentioned. I have been told that the shoes that Sen. Murkomen wore in this House were large. I promise that mine might be larger than his. I want you to watch this space for the next four and a half years. I promise that I will deliver and I will debate. As my colleagues who were in the National Assembly have said, I was the Chairperson of the Committee on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT). The chairpersons of Committees who survived the purge that was there were only two; the current State House Comptroller, Hon. Katoo Ole Metito and I, because of what we did. We served the nation impartially. I promise this is what I will do in this House and, of course, also being loyal to my party. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I made promises to the people of Elgeyo Marakwet County. However, the current revenue and resources that Elgeyo Marakwet County is receiving from the national allocation is very low. Elgeyo Marakwet County is actually among the bottom three. During revision of the revenue allocation, I will convince this House to help so that we change the formula, to ensure Elgeyo Marakwet County resources increase from the current Kshs4.6 billion to about Kshs7 billion. It is because of our unique terrain, which is not the same as the other counties. It is just the way God made that county."
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