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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "No, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. However, none of us if they have the necessary humility can be able to say that they know everything. All of us will have to work together to understand a new frontier of issues. It is does not matter whether it is the Head of State, Kipchumba Murkomen or somebody in the village. I do not want anyone to pretend even on our side to be speaking for the President because if the President even knelt in Kasarani Stadium to be prayed for, he is even more humble to learn new issues about devolution. I think if you were to ask him to lead by example, he would be happy to sit somewhere and listen to presentations about devolution. It is important that we ensure that this knowledge is disseminated from the highest office to the lowest office. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before you asked for clarification, I was saying that if we do not do this, it is only the people of Kenya who actually understand devolution. The leaders do not understand because the Governors understood it to be the flag and the big office complete with a political advisor. The leadership has understood differently but the people of Kenya are still waiting for water, roads and hospitals. When I was campaigning, in one of the hospitals in Elgeyo-Marakwet County called Msekekwa Hospital, I was told that for any woman to be admitted for maternity, they are told to carry along 20 litres of water. Without the 20 litres of water, they cannot be admitted whereas devolution was meant to ensure that that hospital has water. It is not who drives how many cars and who goes to what places. There are so many people saying things that I do not understand. They tell us that the Senator is desirous of going for the money that is at the county level and that we are envious. I want to ask even those who write newspapers, do you want to justify that I, Kipchumba Murkomen, is so envious that if I was allowed to go to Elgeyo-Marakwet The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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