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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to say that there is a lot of debate in this country around representation and the cost of running the Government. That debate is extremely misguided because sometimes it targets women who have been nominated to the county assemblies. Most of the women who have been nominated to the county assemblies are doing a fantastic job. We can use the example of Elgeyo-Marakwet and Machakos counties. It is so petty for one to argue about that. The reason I carried my mobile phone here is because I heard some Kenyan saying that California is the biggest economy in the world but it has a small government because of small representation. I want to warn Kenyans against quoting things they do not know. I will use this opportunity to set the record straight. For those like Sen. Kihika who have lived in the United States of America (USA) and some of us who visited there and studied for a short period, California has two Senators in the US Senate; 53 House of Representatives in the US Congress; a State Executive with elected Governor and other eight members elected; appointed persons who serve in the County Executive; 227,536 employees in the State Service; over 100 parastatals; a legislature of the State of California which has a Senate of California, forget about the Senate of the USA, with 40 Senators; 80 Members of the Assembly; a judiciary with over 2,000 persons serving there; 482 cities and 58 counties. There is a direct correlation between proper representation and proper development in a country. When we say we have counties as entities of representation, it The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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