{"id":806693,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/806693/?format=json","text_counter":433,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Cherargei","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13217,"legal_name":"Cherarkey K Samson","slug":"cherarkey-k-samson"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to support this Motion. From the outset, devolution brought a good thing in this country. Article 174 of the Constitution is about the objects of devolution while Article 10 is about national values and principles of governance. There is the essence of democracy, the rule of law, understanding the Constitution; Kenyans appreciate what it has created in various offices. This is important because the people from north rift will take pride to host the first sitting of this Senate outside the Parliament Buildings in Nairobi. We will also be happy because Uasin Gishu County is my neighbour. It is also in the north rift where we have Nandi, Trans Nzoia and Elgeyo-Marakwet County where our Senate Majority Leader is the Senator. It will be wonderful so that we also appreciate diverse culture and the ways of life of Kenyans because we are one nation, one people, but from different and diverse backgrounds. We are from different ethnic communities and backgrounds. When we go there, Senators should not leave without having a taste of “energizer drink”. This is a famous name used by athletics legends of this world and even across the globe to mean"}