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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also wish to join my colleagues in conveying condolences to the family and the great people of Baringo County for the passing on of our colleague, the late Hon. Sen. William Kipkiror Cheptumo. Sen. Cheptumo and I were year mates at the university. He was at Parklands Campus while I was at Kenyatta University. We finished “A” Level Education at the same time. I have worked very closely with him since 2007. We both stood in the ODM Party, but he was lucky to be elected, but I lost in 2007. You know that was the party then for the great people of Rift Valley. I see we are also getting married again. In 2013, again, we both vied. He was elected for the second time and when I came to Parliament, we met in the 11th Parliament. We worked very closely. He was the Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, where I was a Member. He steered the Committee and we passed so many regulations. If there was any issue with the regulations, being the straightforward man that he was, Sen. Cheptumo would guide the Committee that these ones we are not going to pass them; we will reject them. Within the same time, from 2013 to 2017, ten of us in the National Assembly from across the country formed a caucus to visit our constituencies and fundraise. We told each Member to choose either two or one function, where if it was two functions, each Member would raise Kshs50,000 each, or if it was one function, we would give Kshs100,000. We went to Baringo twice and they came to Elgeyo-Marakwet once. We went to Teso North across and Sen. Cheptumo was our team leader. We have lost a great man. After the 2022 General Election, we also came back in the 12th Parliament and he became the Chair of JLAC. There are very many laws that he was able to pass, especially the constitutional laws and IEBC laws. We were also Members of the Liaison Committee then and I was the Chairperson of the National Assembly Committee on ICT. We want to tell the people of Baringo, pole sana, for the loss of your Senator. May the Almighty Lord give you peace, strength, and comfort. We met again in the Senate and recently, before he became sick, we went to Elgeyo-Marakwet County because there was a Petition that came to this House from the 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 and AudioServices, Senate."
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