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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that I do not want to talk about the contents of the negotiations that are going on between the Government and the clergy, because doing so will prejudice the outcome of those negotiations. However, I will try to tell the House what I feel myself. That is why I am saying that I think we will be cheating Kenyans if we think that we can halt this process now and start afresh. Let us then be honest and say that we do not want a new Constitution, and we can go ahead with the current old Constitution. I do not see that it is possible for us to stop the process at this point in time. Kenyans have been on this process for the last 20 years. What we have achieved is the best that can be achieved by way of a consensus. Consensus does not mean absolutism â that everybody must be convinced. That is not consensus. Therefore, I want hon. Members to be truthful to the oath that they took and advise the people of this country correctly that the hour of the new Constitution has come, and it is now. So, you have a democratic right to go and say âNoâ. Let us go to the ballot box, and let the ballot box be the judge. Let those who want to campaign for the âNoâ vote do so democratically. You will be given all the protection that you require, by the Government, to do so. So, you will not be molested. Let it be a democratic debate. We will also do the same for the âYesâ vote."
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