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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Korir",
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        "legal_name": "Wesley Kipchumba Korir",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Committee, I know that some people had raised some concerns and nobody was taking note of what they were saying. I just want to assure this House as a member of the Committee that will be responsible for this Bill that I have been taking note and making sure that your grievances and all that you have raised that needs to be amended in this Bill, will be taken care of because we are here to take note. Also as member of this House, I would like to contribute on this Bill. I support it to see to it that our heroes, the people who have fought and stood for this country beyond all the calamities and difficulties to be able to save and help make this country become what it is, are recognized. One thing I would like to say is that we will give opportunities to counties to nominate their heroes so that the National Council can also look at every county. We can make sure that every county is represented. They will not just be from one area or from one field but all the fields. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would suggest that we have the criteria for identification and selection of heroes from different areas. We should have heroes in the fields of liberation, religion, engineering, culture, arts, sports, scholarships and other areas. I think that what we can do is nominate people from different fields. After that, the National Council will sit down and look at all those. The way I said it earlier to Sakaja, we cannot have people become heroes in respect of their offices or talent, like runners. I would love to see all runners who win gold being recognized as heroes, but those people who will be made heroes should have done something for the community. Winning is one thing; anybody who trains hard can win but what have you done after winning? What have you done with the finance that you have made? What have you contributed to the community and that is the most important thing? What have you done to change the lives of people using the position that you have? It is not the position that you have that makes you become a hero, but what you have done with the position that you have and that is the most important thing. That is what we are going to include at the Committee level, to make sure that heroes do not just become heroes because of being the President of a country. Heroes do not just become heroes because of being a Member of Parliament. Heroes do not just become The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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