15 Feb 2024 in Senate:
started practicing on his own, running without shoes. Sometimes he used to borrow shoes. He died a legend. That is why the country needs to honour him. In fact, I will bring a Motion to this House seeking Kamariny Stadium in Elgeyo-Marakwet County to be renamed Kelvin Kiptum Stadium
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15 Feb 2024 in Senate:
Luckily, the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports, and Arts has advertised for a tender for that stadium to be completed. When it is opened, it will not be Kamariny Stadium, but Kelvin Kiptum Kimariny Stadium. That will be in his honour, so that we remember the great man. He had planned to go and run in Rotterdam in under two hours because he ran in Chicago in two hours and thirty-five seconds. He was practicing to beat that record by training every day. Even the wife complained that he was doing a lot of training but he said he ...
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13 Feb 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion on the nomination of Members to serve in the SBC. These are continuing Members because they served in the First Session and the Second Session. Basically the Senate will not need to spend resources on capacity building and training because they already have experience and have been trained. I wanted to speak so as to convey my condolences to the family of Kelvin Kiptum on behalf of the great people of Elgeyo-Marakwet County and my family. He was from Chepsamo Village, Chepkorio Location, Elgeyo-Marakwet County. Kelvin was a young, ...
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13 Feb 2024 in Senate:
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13 Feb 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that tomorrow we will have a Motion on this issue. Therefore, I will not take much time because the SBC wants to meet and set up business for us from tomorrow onwards. I thank you.
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5 Dec 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the great people of Elgeyo-Marakwet County, I take this opportunity to convey my sincere condolences to the family of the late Hon. Lawrence Simiyu, whom I knew while I was in school reading about him. Recently, I came to know that he is a relative to my colleague, who is also a Member of the Committee on Energy, Sen. Edwin Sifuna. May his soul rest in eternal peace. During the time of Hon. Lawrence Sifuna, when they were in Parliament, including Chelagat Mutai and others, they did great work for this country. ...
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5 Dec 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the great people of Elgeyo-Marakwet County, I take this opportunity to convey my sincere condolences to the family of the late Hon. Lawrence Simiyu, whom I knew while I was in school reading about him. Recently, I came to know that he is a relative to my colleague, who is also a Member of the Committee on Energy, Sen. Edwin Sifuna. May his soul rest in eternal peace. During the time of Hon. Lawrence Sifuna, when they were in Parliament, including Chelagat Mutai and others, they did great work for this country. ...
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5 Dec 2023 in Senate:
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5 Dec 2023 in Senate:
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5 Dec 2023 in Senate:
Mr Speaker, Sir, I know he gets instructions from the people of Kitui County.
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