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    "id": 570727,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I indicated that the County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bill No.33 of 2014) seeks to fill the gap that exists. Currently, as we are all aware, we have the National Honours Act of 2013 that gives the opportunity to national Government officials, Parliament, the Judiciary, the Executive and county governments to recommend names of people to be feted and honoured. However, this framework does not address the issues within the counties. I appreciate the fact that if you go to each and every county in this country, each has its own history, heroes, heroines, men and women who have made them proud and contributed to their history. However, a number of them will not succeed to find their way to recognition at the national level. That is why the County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bill No.33 of 2014) seeks to provide this legal framework to allow the counties to honour their sons and daughters. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, since Independence, we have had leaders, whether within the clergy, political scene and the communities contributing immensely to the development of people and communities within the counties, but we have never acknowledged or recognised them. This is because there has never been a legal framework to allow this. In my county, we have had several heroes, one of course, who has been recognised nationally is Koitalel arap Samoei. We appreciate His Excellency the former President, Mwai Kibaki. When he was the President, he recognised Koitalel arap Samoei. In 2005, he went to Nandi and commissioned a mausoleum in honour of Koitalel arap 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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