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    "id": 1525149,
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    "speaker_name": "Tiaty, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kassait Kamket",
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    "content": "told us and after meeting him, Hon. Kamuren was a very joyful man. He had a serious mastery of the Tugen and Pokot languages, which are quite similar, especially the Arror and the Pokot languages—the Arror is a sub-tribe of the Tugen. Hon. Kamuren was a very serious peacemaker. He always used his mastery of the languages to unite the Pokot and the Tugen communities. Back then, when the literacy level was low in Tiaty, the people of Baringo North were magnanimous enough to give us their son to serve as our first Member of Parliament. Folklore is full of stories about how my father became the chief campaigner for his opponent. My father played a big role in the ousting of Hon. Kamuren and the election of the second Member for Baringo East, the late Hon. Stephen Lomeri Cheptai. The people of Baringo East and Tiaty, for that matter, are forever grateful for the many years that Hon. Kamuren served them. I had occasion to meet him, and he was ageing gracefully. He was always present at the Members' Lounge. He was full of wisdom. He was a great friend of the late President Moi and eminent sons of Baringo at that time, including Mzee Philemon Chelagat and Mzee Bultut, who was the chairman of Baringo County Council. As sons and daughters of Baringo, we pride ourselves in having had such a wise man lead our county in various capacities. The peace and development we enjoy in that region are the fruits of the work of our forefathers. They laid very strong educational foundations. As Hon. Makilap said, Baringo North is Baringo County's education pillar. Tiaty is also catching up fast, and soon, we will overtake those ahead of us. We, the people of Tiaty, will forever be grateful for the services of Hon. Kamuren. We shall fully participate in his send-off as a constituency and a people. As Baringo people, we will remain united. We wish the family of Hon. Kamuren God’s grace during this time. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Amen."
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