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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to the Address made by the President during the Joint Sitting of Parliament. I had earlier on congratulated you, and fellow Senators for being elected and nominated to this House. It will be a great mistake if I forgot to thank the people of Kericho County because without their votes, I would not be here. I thank them for re- electing me to this House for a second term. It is a great honor and I look forward to serving them with great distinction and dedication and each day to strive to represent their interests in this House and that of the greater nation of Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the President in his opening remarks when he said that indeed God blessed us with a great country. I concur with him with full knowledge having had the chance to fairly travel across this globe. I agree with him and say that indeed Kenya is a blessed country. When you compare us with many African nations, many of the freedoms that we enjoy and the abundance of grace that God has given us is not something that we should take for granted. As leaders, it is incumbent upon us to always serve and remember that even as we do our politics to always remember that what we have today we may not have it tomorrow and therefore to handle it with care and great caution. Secondly, I want to also join the President in congratulating and perhaps looking at it as a great mark of honor to the women of this country that three of them were elected into this House. I congratulate each of my colleagues who are in the House this afternoon; Sen. Susan Kihika of Nakuru, Sen. Fatuma Dullo of Isiolo and Sen. (Prof.) Kamar from my neighboring County of Uasin Gichu. I wish them well as they perform their duties as Senators. I think they are a great inspiration to the women of Kenya and as many of them are growing up, I know these trail blazing women will set a good example and achieve great things. I particularly reserve special space for my colleague, Sen. Fatuma Dullo,"
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