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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "that continue? We are the people’s representatives. That is why they come here every day. Ask yourself why they do not go to picket at the bus stop. They come to picket here because they know that the people’s representatives can find a solution. Those people are from our counties. Therefore, we should not allow that to happen. In the last Parliament, when we had a problem in the security sector, we summoned the Director of DCI and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and they came here. We should summon everybody in the health sector, so that they come and tell us what they want us to do to get a solution once and for all for the doctors, nurses and the likes. We cannot continue that way. We must get a solution. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, I want to emphasise on fiscal responsibility. Senate Majority Leader, even if we sit here every year and disburse money to the counties, unless we deal with the issue of money that ends up in people’s pockets, we will never transform the lives of the people we represent. As long as counties remain to be employment bureaus, we will never transform the lives of the people that we represent. My neighbour, I heard you welcoming students from Tengecha. You should have emphasised that Sen. Omogeni went to one of the best schools in Kericho; that is Kabianga High School. You should have mentioned to them that I went to one of the best schools in Kericho that used to compete with the Alliances of this world. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I support, I hope that the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of our counties will continue making good use of the money. We applaud those who exercise fiscal---"
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