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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "doubt, in that gallery from Migori are amazing small-scale entrepreneurs, starting with Eunice Achieng, who is a charcoal seller in Migori and the lady who is leading charcoal sellers in Migori. We have Mama Dorca Atieno who also leads the women in the market. Jack Ogola is the Chairperson of boda boda in Migori County. Steve Okwanyo, is the leader of boda boda in Suna West. Joelle Obala leads the group of people called the ‘Tipa’ drivers, or the lorry drivers in the town and Mama Dorothy Ochieng is also part of the boda boda circle in Migori County. Lastly, we have my manager, Mr. Henry Otieno. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this wonderful group of people are the most critical people because they are my employer. I appreciate that they employed me to come to this House. Most importantly, they have been struggling with what the Senate Majority Leader talked about, prices of commodities in their grassroots communities, for the services and the goods that they provide. In Migori County, they are forming different Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) which will help them negotiate prices of the services that they offer as well as the goods that they acquire from different stakeholders. They are here for a number of tours to visit different stakeholders. Therefore, it is a humbling moment to have them in this House because they made me who I am. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you might not know, but I was once a boda boda rider. The person who taught me how to ride a boda boda is that gentleman called Joel Obala. I even have a mark on my leg from a burn by the exhaust pipe of the boda boda . So, I owe a lot to them for making me who I am today. I hope that they will enjoy learning from the Senate as well as from the larger Nairobi City County. I hope that Sen. Sifuna will also get a chance to say a word with them when we get out there to get to know Nairobi City County. Welcome, and enjoy the debates in the Senate."
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