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    "id": 963297,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/963297/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
        "slug": "margaret-kamar"
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    "content": "Therefore, is it Kitui County alone that will recognize him or her or the people of Uasin Gishu will want to recognize the person as what Kenyans call ‘their person’? As we define a public or State officer, it is important to appreciate the person who has had an impact. I persuade the Mover of the Bill, the Senate Majority Leader, that Clause 12 (d) should be- “a person who has otherwise brought honour, glory and pride to a country or county.” By doing that, we will allow for flow of recognition and recognize a person for an impact that we want to share as a country. It should be an impact that a person has done nationally, not necessarily because they come from a particular county. We need to recognize people who are not necessarily limited to the county. We need to spread it out and recognize people who have made an impact, whether or not they come from a particular county. The reverse should also be done. If a person has made an impact nationally, they should be recognized. This will also nationalize us. For example, the minute Uasin Gishu County recognizes Sen. Pareno for the impact that she has made as the ODM chairperson of elections, it will recognize her as a person. That name should be processed the way they have articulated in the processing. My plea is that we do not limit the hall of fame to only have names of people who come from a specific county. This is because within the counties, there are State officers and people who have had an impact. I say this because we have people like Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve who have had a lot of impact in special schools in Uasin Gishu County. It is possible for a special school in Uasin Gishu to process her name for the hall of fame because she was able to launch books for the deaf in Uasin Gishu County. It was the first place that the books were launched. So, that should not limit us to say that somebody else has to look for her elsewhere. She has already had an impact. Therefore, I hope that we will freely recognize Kenyans who have had an impact. We can recognize a Kenyan for one item in Uasin Gishu County and the same person is recognized for something else elsewhere. I also agree with what Sen. Mwaura said; that there has to be a story behind the person. We have to read about that person and what they have done to be inducted to the hall of fame. This should not be limited to the county because we want to recognize contribution. The Committee should not limit itself to the counties when they are searching, just the way universities do. They look for something they want to recognize a person for, and it does not matter whether or not that person is alive. They can even do it posthumously or recognize an international person. This is what the hall of fame should do. I support the proposal that we should have an amendment for the county assembly to approve the persons. The importance of that approval is that the county that is recognizing the person will get to know about them. We know that our counties are progressing and very soon, they will be having live transmission of their proceedings, which will also be in the HANSARD. They will be able to describe and honour the person before the approvals are done. So, it is important that we do that. I also support 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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