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    "content": "worse! There were detentions; there were people missing and total vicious dictatorship continued to rule over this country. That dark cloud continued. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, what I am trying to say is that the country wobbled. There was no way we could exercise the rule of law. What am I trying to say? This is the only time that we really have a Constitution now! We must not lose this opportunity; we must not put this Constitution for self interest or for two individuals going to propose this or that and think that we can come here and follow them. We cannot! We have to consider the whole country! We have to consider the people of Kenya! We do not want more little dictators all around us here. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me say quite frankly that we have had no Constitution. The principal and fundamental law is the Constitution. The supreme law is the Constitution. We have never had it. We must now have that rule to avoid this country from wobbling around from one side to another or being directed by dictators and a few individuals who want to ride over a few people. Let me say quite frankly that the Lancaster House Constitution was abrogated. The Bomas Draft was scuttled. I remember very well when two Ministers came at the door of the hall and said; “All of you gentlemen, it has now been decided that you pack up and go home.” That is exactly what we did. We packed up and went home. This is the only opportunity we have to make a Constitution that we think belongs to the people of Kenya. We went to the referendum and it showed exactly that the people of Kenya wanted devolution. People wanted to be in charge of their own affairs. They wanted people to be in charge of themselves. However, it did not work. When we came back from the referendum, some of us were sacked from the Government because we voted for the referendum. You can see the malice that is in this country. That is why we want a Constitution that will guarantee the rights of all the citizens of Kenya. We all agree that the President has too much power which leads to dictatorship and creates problems for others. That is why I am saying that this is the Constitution we must settle on. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I opposed the Naivasha retreat because I did not know what we were going to do there. The Kabete thing was forced on us. However, what came out of the Kabete retreat except disagreement? What would have come out of this thing called “ Kamukunji ”? Nothing! It is only this Parliament that must decide what we should do about the Draft Constitution. I think we should adopt this document without any amendment."
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