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    "id": 1269154,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "Finally, I disagree with the Senate Majority Leader that in 2013 governors were ‘small gods.’ It was not our making. We need to have a session on how you should induct people into a programme when you are in office, so that later on, you do not blame them. As the first elected governors of this country, in 2013, we were invited to a high- level meeting in Naivasha. That was our first meeting. We were 47 governors and Senators were also there. Guess who were doing the induction. It was the Attorney- General of this country, the Chairperson of the Transition Authority (TA), the Chairperson of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) and others. When the forum was being closed, the Attorney-General then, Hon. Githu Muigai, told us that world over, a governor is referred to as ‘His or Her Excellency the Governor.” We never went to River Jordan, River Moiben or Nairobi River and baptized ourselves with the title “His or Her Excellency.” That is what we were inducted into. I remember the National Flag being flown by governors became an issue. It was not the making of governors. It was during the induction and inauguration of governors that we found our vehicles already fitted with the flag. We only drove vehicles that were The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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