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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I will try and be brief, so that the rest of my colleagues can also get a chance to comment. From the outset, I want to say that I support this Motion. Hon. Chepkong’a is a gentleman well known to me. We served with him in the last Parliament. Although he was in the National Assembly and I in the Senate, on many occasions we had the chance to interact on many national issues. He is one of the many brilliant gentlemen who lit up the corridors of Parliament during the last Parliament, with great debates. He also gave his contribution as the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs of the National Assembly. Madam Temporary Speaker, I had the opportunity also to interview him as a Member of the Parliamentary Service Commission, amongst six or seven others who were interested in serving this position. I want to confirm to this House that he emerged on top and by merit. If my memory serves me right, all the nine Commissioners that are currently serving gave him the leading marks, and he had an unassailable lead. That is proper confirmation that he deserves to serve in this position; to come and join us in the great task of seeing that we fulfill the dream of Article 127 of our Constitution; to have a Parliamentary Service Commission that responds to the needs of our Members of Parliament and provides them with the facilities and all the necessary tools that they need to do their work as legislators. Therefore, I want to plead with my colleagues that they should for sure give the nod of approval to Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a. If he gets approved, it will be a great addition to us, as a team, because of his wide experience, first, as a manager and also as a legislator. This position fell vacant after one of the former Commissioners, none other than my good friend who is here with us, Sen. (Dr.) Ali, vacated this position to go and contest and successfully so, as the Senator for Wajir. He also served with distinction as a Commissioner. As a Member of the Parliamentary Service Commission, this Motion is of great importance to me, because I get a chance to listen to my colleagues and hear the kind of pleadings that they feel need to be provided for them as legislators. I have heard the passionate pleas that have been raised by Sen. Isaac Mwaura on behalf of Nominated Members of Parliament. I want to plead with my colleagues who were elected that a nomination is a special election as well. Therefore, we should on all occasions try to treat our nominated colleagues with the respect that they deserve. On many occasions, not in this particular Parliament, but previous Parliaments, whenever there was anything in terms of facilitation that was extended to the elected members, Members were always apprehensive when the same was passed on to nominated Members. I do not think that is right, I think they too have a purpose for 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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