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    "content": "time has come. As Members of the Tenth Parliament, we must help this generation to be free of these colonial relics in our statutes that have divided and ruled these continents. They have divided tribes and broke them down to clans and doors where we have looked at each other as Kikuyu, Luo, Kalenjin, or Luhya. We must start looking at ourselves as Kenyans. To do so, we must also look at our armies, police force and remove any laws that are absurd. In terms of capability, I do not know on what basis you can say a tall man is more able than a short man whether in athletics, soccer, military or other disciplines or legal practice. A tall lawyer will just be as good as a short lawyer. Indeed, we must do away with some of these relics that we have inherited from our colonial masters and remove any form of discrimination. We should teach our children that tall or short, black or white, Luo, Kikuyu or Kalenjin, you can be anything you want to be in this world. Everyone must be given the opportunity to realize their God-given potential. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the time has come. This Motion by Mr. Kioni is very important and is bigger than just the issue of height. It is about our way of life, past and the laws we have inherited. It is our duty, as Members of the Tenth Parliament, to start setting the pace. At the beginning of this year, we declared this year, the year of reforms. Indeed, these are some of the reforms we must bring in our institutions. We are happy that we now have a task force that is reviewing matters touching on our police. We hope that they will come up with some of these issues. As we pass this Motion, we can reform our institutions and remove some of these old strange provisions. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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