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    "id": 776895,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/776895/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(1) The Hon. Ben Momanyi, M.P. (2) The Hon. Aisha Jumwa, M.P. (3) Sen. George Khaniri, MGH, M.P. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Motion that approves Members who are going to serve Parliament for five years. This is an additional responsibility to Members who are already constitutional office holders to hold another constitutional office in order to represent the interests of Members of Parliament in that Commission and particularly, the two Houses of Parliament. These seven names of ladies and gentlemen have gone through rigorous vetting and interview by the people of Kenya. Many of them who are in this list, if not all of them, are serving a second term and above. Some of them, like Sen. Mugo, have been Ministers which is an equivalent of Cabinet Secretaries under the new Constitution. I think Sen. Khaniri wanted to be sure that I will say that he has been an Assistant Minister since he was in his twenties. We have also a person like Hon. Adan Keynan who is a veteran of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). We have a new person who has not held any Cabinet position, like Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot. This is a young person who has been promoted very fast by the people of this country. Just the other day, I used to see Sen. Cheruiyot roam around Parliament. He used to look for opportunities to speak in political functions. He would ask me if there was an opportunity for the youth to speak. It is amazing how in less than three years, God has elevated him from roaming around the streets of Parliament Road to a powerful Commission as a Parliamentary Commissioner. I am getting the benefit to say this now because once we approve his name, I do not think I will have a chance to say much because of the powers he will be wielding as far as the welfare of the Senate Majority Leader and others in this House is concerned. However, be it as it may, all these people from both sides of the political divide have a responsibility beyond being Jubilee Party or National Super Alliance (NASA) Members. 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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