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    "content": "electing the three wonderful and powerful women governors that we have today. I would also like to recognize the people of Isiolo County for electing a woman Senator. I want to recognize the people of Nakuru County for electing a woman Senator. I would also like to recognize, with a lot of appreciation, the wonderful people of Uasin Gishu County, for recognizing my efforts in the past and for giving me a chance to be their Senator. I want to thank all these counties for doing something different and for making Kenya progressive because the presence of both genders in the development of this country will make a big difference. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is very important to note that women and men naturally think differently and develop the country differently. So, the presence of both women and men is very important. I will forever be grateful that the people of Uasin Gishu gave me a chance to be in this House and to show the different agenda that women can raise which may not be as important for our male colleagues. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have youth and People with Disabilities (PWDs) in this House. This again, as recognized by His Excellency the President, is something that is extremely important because it brings together the different groups of people in our counties that need proper representation. I would like to recognize their presence and their winning elections because it is very important that we have all sectors and kinds of populations represented in this House.I believe that this will be a House with a difference and there will be a complete turnaround when it comes to development of our counties because of the presence of these people. I was quite impressed when we went for the induction workshop. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Clerk and the secretariat for organizing such a wonderful induction programme. When we were in the induction programme, I was exposed to the kind of people that have been elected to this Senate. These are the kind of people that will not only move but will run and change the agenda of this country. The contributions that we had there were powerful and our Senators showed themselves to be women and men of passion as far as serving the people is concerned. That is why we are here; we are here to serve the people. We have chosen to be public servants and we shall deliver. I believe that my colleagues are in for it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, His Excellency the President stressed the issue of upholding the supremacy of our Constitution and he used his own self as an example which I thought to be wonderful. We have a Constitution that we must obey, which we passed for ourselves. We have agreed how we will be governed; we have even agreed further how we will conduct our elections. One thing that I really congratulate the President for is that immediately after The Supreme Court passed their resolutions, he hit the ground campaigning. This was to show Kenyans that he really believed in the Constitution, he is peace loving and he was ready to move on. Despite the fact that he was not happy with the results, he moved on. This is something that we all must recognize. The President has become a great example to everyone in this House and for the nation. It is important that we recognize that with the Constitution, we shall obey. More importantly, he urged that we avoid divisive politics. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is up to us, as individual leaders, to ensure that we leave the country in peace the way we got it for our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. I would, therefore, like to urge my colleagues that even as we campaign"
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