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    "content": "This is a very important Bill because it enables us to exercise what the Constitution says in Chapter 6; that we are servant leaders and our responsibility is to serve people and not to be lords over them. I say this with tremendous respect towards our County Executive Officers, our Members of the National Assembly and our Members of the County Assemblies. I have also been in many awkward positions. I have attended a meeting with my Governor where people were referring to him as “His Excellency” the Governor and I was also referred to as “His Excellency” Hon. Senator. That confusion should be rectified. I am happy to be called Kipchumba Murkomen. When you refer to me as Senator, you should know that this is not a big deal. I think it is important for me to say that I am Sen. Kipchumba Murkomen because my title is Senator. You can use the term Governor when the title of that person is Governor. You can also say Speaker because that person is a Speaker. The title “His Excellency” should be reserved for the President and the Deputy President. That is it. I will follow in the footsteps of the Senate Majority Leader in agreeing that we do not need to have many people flying flags left, right and centre. This is confusion. When someone sees a flag, they ask questions such as; might this be the Chief Justice? Might it be the Speaker of the Upper House or that of the Lower House? When you see a flag being flown around here, you may start wondering whether that is the Deputy President or who it may be. You actually do not need to advise the President on television or in a"
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