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    "content": "as it may, we hope that the Judiciary will not try to sabotage this review process because this is the most important agenda that this country has had to deal with in a long time. Hon. Eugene Wamalwa has talked about violence. The Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) has a responsibility to deal with cases of violence, particularly, during the election campaigns. Yesterday, I saw the Chairman of the Commission issue a very stern warning. He said that he would deal very effectively with cases of violence. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me make a clarification now that I am here. It must be understood that when we are talking about South Mugirango, that political parties have a right to organize their rallies during the campaign. Every political party is given an opportunity to schedule its rallies so that rallies do not coincide and supporters clash. What happened in South Mugirango was that one particular party was not organizing its own rallies. It would go to address rallies which had been organized by other political parties. If you go to address rallies which have not been organized by your supporters, then you must know that you are addressing your opponents. If those opponents feel that they did not want to be addressed by you, that is not the business of the other political party. You must have the facts that if you are going to address a rally of PNU and you are in ODM, you must know that, sometimes, those supporters may feel offended. Those are the facts the way they are. Kenyans need to know the truth wherever they are. ODM supporters did not attack anybody. Somebody went to address an ODM rally after those who had organized that ODM rally had left the venue. We will not organize any kind of hooliganism or thuggery against our opponents. We will not because we know we are sufficiently strong. Thank you."
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