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    "id": 953738,
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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": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I would like to thank Sen. Dullo for moving this Bill in my absence. I also want to state that this Bill did not come from the Executive. It was the work of Sen. Sang, a former Senator, who is now the Governor of Nandi County. He brought it as a Private Member’s Bill. He did a fantastic job in drafting this Bill. It was part of the rubric of the legislation that was sent to the National Assembly but collapsed. It was not passed by the National Assembly until the previous Parliament was prorogued. I hope that this time round, it will not be the same story, so that we do not keep one piece of legislation for over 10 years going through the same process again because this legislation is important. Mr. Speaker, Sir, since we made our contribution then, I will be brief in my contribution. First, the idea of this Bill is to create an entity, building or site that citizens can visit. It will be like a museum that people can visit and find the names of people who have or were awarded honours, for example, by Elgeyo-Marakwet County. That is not a joke. That is something that happens in many countries in the world. The practice is popular in the United States of America (USA). Musicians, basketball players and Hollywood actors are awarded honours following a process that takes time. A few of us were in Tennessee State to attend a conference of over 6,000 legislators from all over the world. Over 5,000 of them were from the USA. We were eight from the Senate and 14 from the National Assembly. However, there was a story that we were 90 and went there just to have fun and be entertained by Dolly Parton. She was there but as a chief guest. 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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