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"content": "That, notwithstanding, let me also join the House in congratulating Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo for bringing the petition to honour, respect and show some token payment to former councillors. We all represent geographical areas that were county councils. We know the former councilors who did sterling jobs. In the history of this country you may recall that in 1959, the then county of Bungoma lent money to Her Majesty the Queen’s Government because they were doing so well, unlike what we see today where resources we allocate from here are being used to buy wheelbarrows at prices nobody can imagine. We, as a House, must stand with former councillors because today it is them and tomorrow it will be us. In fact, we have some living Senators who were in the first Senate of this country who are suffering out there. We saw them when we inaugurated this Senate. We judge the level of sophistication of a society in the manner it treats its minorities, disabled persons and the elderly. That is how a country and a community is judged. We must rise to the occasion. I saw a distinguished lady from Eldoret called Cherop, whom we have fought side by side in the second liberation of this country. She never missed any important gathering that intended to make this country better. She deserves to be recognized and looked after."
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