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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okenyuri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I support the Motion to hold the Senate sittings in different counties with priority being given to Turkana County. This is an opportunity for young people who are aspiring to be Senators or beyond to learn from the best and have a one-on-one interaction with various Senators who will be in those sittings. These young people will be lucky. People like us never had such opportunities. I wish the sitting would be held in Kisii County, my county of origin so that Senators can see the economic activities people engage in like the soapstone carvings and many others. This will also be an opportunity for the locals to see us engage on issues that are affecting them. Also, it will be an opportunity to boost the various businesses of the people. I know Senators will promote people who will offer different services in Turkana County. From the previous challenges that the Senate incurred when it visited some of those areas, we need to relook at the challenges that the locals complained about. This time, they should be captured so that people can feel devolution fully. This will also be a chance for us to know issues directly. I hope the sittings will be configured in such a way that we will accommodate issues that concern the people of Turkana. They will hear fruitful discussions on the issues and what the Senate can commit to handle. This is a good and timely move several years after we got devolution. I am one of the people who believe that devolution is good. I visited Ahero Subcounty Hospital Mortuary. I saw that in as much as the hospital does not have refrigerators to preserve the dead bodies, whatever preservation techniques they were using ensured that the bodies were in good condition. Several years back, this county would have had bodies decompose. However, as a result of the initiatives that have been put in place by the county governments, the people in Ahero receive attention any time they have issues. Those are some of the good bits of devolution that, as a House, we should support and help county governments achieve. I am looking forward to visiting Turkana County for the first time since I was born. Also, inspire the several young people who follow me from Turkana; that they can be more than a Senator as I am. All their dreams are valid and Kenya is a country of all possibilities."
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