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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, I pass my condolences to the families and relatives of the people who lost their loved ones. That was a horrendous incident. From the facts that are coming out and having consulted the people who know the history of this country, that must be the worst water tragedy that we have ever witnessed in this nation and it is sad to know that it occurred as a result of negligence. There is a possibility that it could have been avoided. I want to thank the Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations and its Members. I also want to thank the Senator of Nakuru County, who is the Whip of the Majority side, for she has been very vocal on these issues. She has been the voice of the weak in Nakuru County. That includes, Subukia and Solai itself. Those people need a voice. Sometimes, in such situations, it is possible to find that one is dealing with very wealthy people and it is easy for leaders to fear to speak their mind because they think that they will be offending the rich. I saw a clip, which is circulating all over, where she said that if it was a Senator or an elected leader who was swept away, the whole country would have been mobilized to do something. As leaders, we must be compassionate enough, like it was shown by Sen. Haji and his team, so as to address this issue which includes going to the bottom of this issue. It is very sad that when such incidents occur, we suddenly get to know that there is an institution called Water Resource Management Authority (WARMA). We get to suddenly know that there is an institution that is supposed to inspect and give licenses to people who own dams. We are giving these institutions resources and that was their work but why is it that they are suddenly saying that they will inspect dams in this 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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