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    "content": "dated 4th March, 2008 convinced that the fundamental reforms must be instituted to create a better, more secure, more prosperous Kenya for all, desirous to establish a framework for the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission into Post Election Violence as contained in the report dated 16th October, 2008, the CIPEV Report and pursuant to the National Accord and Reconciliation Act as entrenched in the Constitution of Kenya, now the parties hereby - the parties were the President and the hon. Prime Minister - agree as follows---“ Article One on the establishment of a special tribunal for Kenya says that “the parties shall prepare and submit to the National Assembly for enactment a Bill to be known as “The Statute for the Special Tribunal” to give effect to the establishment of a Special Tribunal to seek accountability against persons bearing the greatest responsibility for crimes, particularly crimes against humanity relating to the 2007 General Election in Kenya. The Bill shall provide for the matters recommended by the CIPEV Report in relation to a Special Tribunal for Kenya”. Article Two says that “the parties shall mobilise Parliamentary support for the enactment of Freedom of Information Bill, 2008 and take such administrative measures as they may be necessary to fully operationalise the Witness Protection Act, 2008 and the International Crimes Act, 2008. Article Three which talks about comprehensive reforms in the Kenya Police and the Administrative Police says that the parties shall initiate urgent and comprehensive reforms of the Kenya Police and the Administrative Police. Such reforms shall be undertaken by the panel of policing experts and will include, but not limited, to a review of all tactics, weapons and use of force, establishment of an independent Police Service Commission to oversee both the Kenya Police and the Administrative Police, an Independent Police Conduct Authority for both the Kenya Police and the Administration Police, creation of a modern Code of Conduct for the Kenya Police and the Administrative Police and achieving ethnic and tribal balance in the force”. Article Four on public officers and offices says that “the parties shall ensure that any person holding public office or any public servants charged with a criminal offence related to the 2008 post election violence shall be suspended from duty until the matter is fully adjudicated upon. The parties shall ensure that any person convicted of a post election violence offence is barred from holding any public office or contesting any electoral position”. Article Five on Conflict and Disaster Early Warning and Response System says that “the parties shall ensure that the conflicts and disaster early warning and response systems as articulated in the First Medium Term Plan, 2008/2012 and are developed and implemented as a matter of priority. Article Six on Framework for implementation states that “the parties hereby designate a Cabinet sub-Committee of National Accord comprising of His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki; the Rt. hon. Raila Odinga who is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya and the eight Ministers who represent the parties at the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation as the bodies to oversee the day to day management and implementation of the agreements.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is our contribution as Members of the Tenth Parliament to the realisation of the objectives that were set out by His Excellency the"
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