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    "id": 1443596,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "goes without saying that we could not only be doing one county in a year. If so, it means that we can only sit in five counties during our time in this House. However, I look at the hearts of these wonderful Senators who are so committed to Kenyans in this House and sit until very late. For example, Sen. Faki of Mombasa, Sen. Osotsi of Vihiga, Sen. Cheruiyot of Kericho, Senator of Elgeyo-Marakwet and all Senators here are so dedicated to the issue of supporting our counties. You can see through that dedication that their desire is if we had enough resources, we would do at least four counties in a year. With that, we can have a holistic conversation within a particular Senate session. This being the Fourth Session, if we had visited four counties every year, we would have a more representative conversation of what our people are facing. I urge Senators, even as they look forward to go to Busia, to also inform our strategy in dealing with the issues of budget, County Allocation of Revenue Bill and the Division of Revenue Bill when we come here. Let it not be that when we come back, we forget some of these overarching challenges. Some of them might not be within our powers and borders as a Senate. However, this platform can help us highlight some of the key policymaker. Some of those challenges can find their way either through wisdom or just through mere conversations in the corridors of this esteemed Parliament. They can find their ways in relevant ministerial, departmental and Government agencies that can deal with them. For example, in Nyatike, where I come from, I have experienced over six years of wonderful people of Nyatike who are trying to grow rice. Some of the best rice grains you can think about in this country are in the lower Kuria Irrigation Scheme. However, when the people of Nyatike gave their land, so that the scheme could get a footing and the status of a serious project that could increase production of rice, and the contribution of our region in the food basket of the country, some of the community members lost their land in a scheme that the Government was supposed to pay them. They were never paid yet rice grains in terms of paddy still leave Nyatike going as far as the borders of Uganda and Mwea Tebere yet these communities have not been compensated. It is hard when I raise those issues in this House and sometimes Senators do not have visibility on these cases. Therefore, I urge us that when we go, let it be that when we pick some of these issues, we can bring them to the Floor of the Senate---"
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