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    "id": 402051,
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    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Bill. In so doing, I would like to thank profusely the sponsor of this Bill, the Senator for Kakamega, Boni Khalwale, the great son of Kenya and one of the most prolific legislators that Kenya has had over the years. I say that with a lot of sincerity in spite of the small political skirmishes we have had with him before. I respect his acumen, intellectual ability and clarity of issues, especially on issues that touch on the welfare of our country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need a paradigm shift in this country; from a country where we worship titles and privileges to a country where we adore humility and service. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we should, going forward as a country, as we think about Kenya in the next 50 years, create a society where leaders are servants of people and not the bosses of the people who have put us in office. We are a country where if you are humble, you are seen to be a coward. On the contrary, I want to say, just as Sen. Wangari and Sen. Kembi-Gitura have said, among others, the greatest leaders are extremely humble, are assured of who they are. They do not go around creating hullabaloo; they do not try to be noticed or to impose their importance on people. Therefore, this Bill tries to help us reconnect with the leadership that is based on humility and such values. It does not matter what title you give me because I will still remain Kithure Kindiki. That is simple. Even if you refer to me as honourable or a Senator, I will still be the same person and will still do the things that I do. I have seen elected leaders - let us talk about ourselves - when they are asked to introduce themselves saying; my name is hon. Kithure Kindiki or Senator Kithure Kindiki. Your name is not Senator. The term Senator is not a name. Your name is Kithure Kindiki. It is the rest of us who should refer to you as Sen. James Orengo. You should not call yourself Sen. Orengo. It is other people who should call you Senator. However, in this country, everybody gets up to say; my name is honourable, Mr. or Mrs so and so. I think we need some decorum because it is very clumsy when I refer to myself as honourable. It is people who should be refer to me as honourable."
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