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    "id": 1520147,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mogotio, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kiborek Reuben",
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    "content": "Allow me to pay tribute to a great man who was a firm believer of this Bill. A Senator, a great man, amiable, a humble man, a kind-hearted human being, a true Christian, a believer, a son of the soil, a son of the great Baringo; Seneta William Kipkiror Cheptumo. He believed in this Bill. I discussed it with him many times, including the relationship between the National Assembly and the Senate. He was a believer that this would be a game-changer for the areas that we come from, which have been marginalised for far too long. As people who come from Baringo, we have experienced two kinds of marginalisation. One is the marginalisation by nature and previous governments. The second one is what we call post-President Daniel Moi marginalisation, where people tell you, ‘‘You come from Baringo. You do not deserve anything because you got it during Moi’s time,’’ as if problems are not evolving and as if every day does not bring new challenges. The late Sen. William Kipkiror Cheptumo was a great man. We have lost a son of the soil. A good human being par excellence, a strong believer of devolution, equalisation and nationhood. He believed in a project called Kenya, just like our President William Ruto. He was an advocate of social justice and development. The late Sen. William Kipkiror Cheptumo was a good listener, a good advisor, and a counsellor to the young people. He was a mentor to many of us. When we were elected into this House, the late Hon. William Kipkiror Cheptumo took his time to advise us as a senior. He would call us, and with authority, he would remind us that he is an elder and a ranking Member. He would say everything with authority. One thing that the late Sen. Cheptumo would tell me personally is to work for the people and not mind about elections. He said that when you work for the people, they will re-elect you. When you do not work for the people, you will not be re-elected. He would remind me every other time not to worry about 2027, but focus on development because the total sum of what you do now will be judged when election time comes. He would always tell us to devote ourselves and our energy to serving our people, the nation, and to believe in this project called Kenya."
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