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"content": "We want to deal with impunity, even though it is at the top and the bottom. There is no way you will convince me that getting rid of three or four people will stop impunity. I believe that impunity must be dealt with at the top and the bottom. It is clear to me that the only mechanism we can use to deal with the policemen, who raped women and shot people, or the person who took a panga against a neighbour, is our own internal system. This country needs to heal, but we have not started that process. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I feel very let down by this Coalition Government. This Government was constituted by the goodwill of Kenyans because it promised that it was going to put aside its differences for the sake of Kenya. It is obvious that they put their differences aside for their own sake. If, indeed, it was for the sake of Kenya, this issue would not have dragged on this much. We would not be in the second year of operation still dealing with the issue of post-election violence and never seeing closure. The Government, therefore, must be called out and informed that it has acted irresponsibly. It must tell us whether what we are seeing now is what we will see in 2012. Is this what they are promising Kenyans? Are we going to experience the same violence we experienced in 2007 come 2012? We have neither seen commitment from the line Ministries nor the two principals. As Members of Parliament who have been speaking on the issues of post-election violence, we are, therefore, saying that we are committed to speaking out on this issue, with or without the support of the Government. Kenyans are watching us. This is the true test of Kenyan leadership. The issue of post-election violence will remain a mark on the history of Kenya for the rest of our lives. The way we deal with it will be written in history. My colleagues and I want to be written in history as those who saw the real consequences of allowing people get away with impunity and allowing tribes to rise against other tribes. As politicians, we are ready to take responsibility for what happened during the post-election violence. We are willing to right the wrongs. We want to show Kenyans that there are Members of Parliament in this House who think with the masses. It is obvious that if you look at the number of hon. Members in the Chamber today, you will realize that there are some who just do lip service. If we are going to be honest, let us stop shifting goal posts every time whenever, for us, it is political expediency. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am saying this because I want to appreciate that we have lost the confidence of Kenyans. The major reason this has happened is that we have failed to issue guidelines. We have failed to be clear on the way we want to deal with impunity in this country. We have failed to be clear on the way we want justice to be achieved in this country. Unfortunately, today, the young people of this country are better of listening to ambassadors and high commissioners in this country. Those are the people they think can give them leadership and yet we have a House of 210 Members. They feel we are not offering leadership. This is because when they look at the way we are dealing with issues, especially this kind of an issue that is critical, they feel that we have failed to offer leadership. We are now saying that, as Members of Parliament who are willing to stand the test of time, we want to offer leadership. When this issue came to the fore, that is, at a time when Kenya was bleeding and almost split into two, there are those of us who said that we can deal with our own problems. We are not saying that we do not want the International Criminal Court (ICC) process to continue. In fact, it must continue because we are signatory to the Rome Statute. It is, therefore, an obligation that we have already signed to. However, ICC will"
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