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    "id": 857862,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, as far as national integration is concerned, we want to see this Committee walking in the same direction with the Committee that is headed by Sen. Wako and Sen. Haji, whose responsibility is to ‗build bridges‘ to the proverbial Canaan. I say so because I had a conversation with Sen. Orengo about the Canaan in the Bible and the Canaan which is proverbial. In the Biblical Canaan, in Joshua Chapters 2 and 3, there were neither bridges nor crocodiles. However, in the imaginative Canaan that we have, we have to build a bridge and there are crocodiles, according to Sen. Orengo. I hope that in the Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration, Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko will make his contributions towards making Kenya a better place to live in. I also hope that he will provide guidance and leadership to this House in engaging that important Committee. I am very happy that every time this country seeks the intervention of the Senate and this nation has wanted to do something that is momentous, it has always resorted to the leadership of the Senate. Madam Temporary Speaker, when we wanted to change the election laws, Sen. Orengo and Sen. Kiraitu Murungi then provided leadership, and yours truly was a Member.When this country wants to ‗build bridges‘, it is Sen. Wako and Sen. Haji who provide leadership. I have no doubt going forward that Members of this House, being respected legislators in this Republic and having the capacity to provide leadership in various sectors, including Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko, will play an important and integral role in taking this country forward in matters of integration. In the sector of agriculture, he will work in the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to ensure that agriculture, which apart from health is the most devolved function, becomes a sector that is enviable in this country. This is particularly at a time we are talking about issues of maize, sugar and coffee. I hope the Committee will work tirelessly with the Select Committee that we put in place to come up with solutions. I am glad that the Senate - both the Minority and Majority sides - has never been a House of lamentations, but solutions. People raise issues and suggest solutions. Senators 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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