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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Seki",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Seki Kanar",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me also take my best opportunity time to thank you and convey my heartfelt condolences to the family of Sen. William Cheptumo, who happens to be a good friend of mine. We happened to be together in the Committee of National Security, Defence and Foreing Relations. This is a very sad moment for this Senate and to the entire nation and the people of Baringo, whom Sen. Cheptumo represented. I happen to be a very close friend of late Sen. Cheptumo, particularly on the wealth and kind of experience that he has regarding issues of legislation and Parliament, and the experiences that we shared with him when he was the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. Sen. Cheptumo was a gentleman; he was a great man, a very humble and knowledgeable person, who understood quite a lot of things, particularly when it came to issues of Parliament, procedures and all that. When he was chairing a committee, he was very passionate and strong in his points. At times, he would put people off, particularly the stakeholders that we normally invite to the Committee. I remember William would engage the National Security Council, the National Police Service Commission, the Inspector General and the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration for us to get to understand more about the committee and the procedures of Government. Sen. Cheptumo was not jealous. He was passionate and willing to teach and even guide particularly those of us who were new in Parliament. I want to convey my condolences to the family and the people of Baringo. He was a great man. They were not wrong for electing him as a Senator to represent the people of Baringo. I remember one of the last moments we had with Sen. Cheptumo when he was the Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. There was a petition regarding the police who were injured while in the service. He convened a meeting of all insurance companies, the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), which has now transitioned to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), and many other institutions. He wanted to understand why the NHIF had not compensated police officers who were injured while in service. 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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