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    "content": "later. We need to remember that and there is no other place that we can remember this other than having them identified and their names written and announced loud and clear on 20th October every year, when celebrating Mashujaa Day. We have eminent athletes like Tegla Lorupe who have brought fame and is now a peace champion. Her name needs to be there. The first person in my county to attain a degree was called John Ng’imor. This is the history that we need to remember. Madam Temporary Speaker, I was talking to my brother, Sen. Sang, that historically in late 1800, in the communities of Nandi, Pokot and Maasai, there were key leaders who stood out and their names are in history. For example, during that time from my community, there was a man called Komol Kapel, who saved our community from being exterminated by the whites. This is because the white man rounded all the animals and wanted them moved but he resisted. He was asked to walk on burning fire for 100 metres if he wanted the animals released. If he overcame that alive, all the animals would be released. That makes sense to the pastoralists because it reminds them that there were people who sacrificed years ago for them to have their livestock. Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 11(2) (a) states the type of qualities that one needs to have as they are being identified. So, wherever the governor is mentioned, we should change it appropriately to the eminent person in charge of that committee. This Senate is composed of 68 Members. We are very few, but every year when it comes to honours and commendations, very few of us get them. It should be automatic because of the inaugural presence of the Senate. The first thing that the nation needed to do was to reward us and give commendation that is equal to our status. For example, at the level of Cabinet Secretary, we used to have the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS). We can then say that this is the far we have come. Naming streets and institution is good. For instance in my neighbouring county, Trans Nzoia County, they are talking about Wamalwa Kijana University. This is now the in thing; every university is named after a prominent person within the area it is located. However, for those of us who do not have universities in our counties, we should be asking when we can have the next university college established and named after our heroes and heroines."
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