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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the people of Uasin Gishu County, I thank you and the whole House for choosing to come to Eldoret. We were honoured and privileged to host the Senate in Uasin Gishu County. The people of Uasin Gishu County are saying, thank you. They learnt a lot from the activities that were held outside the County Assembly sittings. I would encourage the Senate to go out, not just once a year, but we need to be on the ground two, three or even four times a year. I am not saying that because we want to be visited 47 years from now, but because I recommend the benefits that the people of Uasin Gishu enjoyed to any other county. These include the excellently designed interactive sessions that were organised by the committees. We say that our sittings in this House are open because one can watch and listen to the proceedings in the Gallery but the situation on the ground is different. Members of the public were sitting just behind the Committee Members and they learnt a lot. Some even sneaked in their questions. One of the notable things that happened were the trips that we made. When the Committee on Roads and Transportation visited the Eldoret International Airport and the bypass, they were very surprised to receive a petition on the ground. I want to thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and the Clerk for being able to execute the Petition on the same day. They had never seen such efficiency before and were very grateful. Many of them called to say, they did not know that a Petition they handed in would be executed in Eldoret. I want to join you in thanking our staff. They worked as if they were here; they moved very calmly, you would not see but we noticed a lot of action. The MCAs learnt a lot especially with regard to time keeping such that 2.00 p.m., meant 2.00 p.m., and 10.00 a.m., meant 10.00 a.m. We demonstrated leadership while there and these experiences should be spread throughout the country. The experience by the Committee of Health at the School of Medicine and the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) is something that should be shared, especially with our largest referral hospital; Kenyatta National Hospital. We discovered that our professionals are seeking avenues to meet us yet they are not able to. So, it was wonderful for them to have met us and also got the opportunity to express themselves. We are referring to the Big Four Agenda, and it is important that we share their dream with the public. In fact, in the meeting at MTRH, many issues were raised that need to be addressed if at all the universal healthcare is to be realized. These issues are very important for the committees in this House to deal with. I want to join you in thanking the Senate and congratulate the committees for executing their mandate very well, both in the House and outside. More so, for including public participation. We are very grateful, as Uasin Gishu County, for having been chosen to be the first ever host and destination of the sittings of the Senate outside Nairobi."
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