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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, for this chance. I also make my contribution and share my thoughts about this extremely important Bill. In my opinion, it is one of the best we have ever considered. It is not that there is any Bill brought before this House which is not important, but this speaks to the very core duty of what leadership is all about. Leadership is about making the lives of those that queue on election day and give us a chance to represent them in this House easy. The true nod in terms of what a leader should aspire to is to guarantee the citizenry the basic rights as they are enshrined in the Constitution and by the operationalization of this Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, celebrated human rights activist Martin Luther King Jnr. reminded us that our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter. According to me, social and economic rights rank amongst the very highest needs of any society. Any society that wants to either become great or move on to be better with regards to the things that they do must find a way of guaranteeing its citizens their social and economic rights. We have a progressive Constitution. That must be said. On many occasions we have been reminded that our Constitution, especially the chapter on the Bill of Rights sits up there with the very best on the planet. Unfortunately, the reality in terms of what happens with the citizenry that are in different parts of this country is quite the opposite. It is not for lack of good laws that we do not have people living descent lives, getting the best of health care and prospering economically, but lack of implementing our own laws."
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