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    "id": 142613,
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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Prime Minister. My first point, for which I seek clarification, is on the issue of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). The Prime Minister is aware that this body is actually an institution of the Government that was created by this House. That being the case, I would like the Prime Minister to tell this House, and the Kenyan public in general, that he is, today, directing the KNCHR to submit its Report to the Government, so that the Government can take it to the Cabinet, so that Cabinet can bring that Report to this House for debate and subsequent adoption. Unless this is made very clear, we are not too sure whether this Report, which has assumed a very important role, can pass the test of justice. We do not want a situation where, while in a hurry to seek justice, we end up basing it on documents that would compromise some of the rights of the very people we think are to blame. The second point is that I would like the Prime Minister to clarify whether he is aware that when the Government signed the Rome Statute--- When the Government received the Waki Report, had it approved by the Cabinet and brought it to this House, which adopted in toto, that meant that, that was fait accompli . It means, therefore, that it is politics that is taking place in State House through very many Cabinet meetings; this is purely political. This is a legal matter that falls under the Rome Statute after the Waki Report was adopted by this House. Therefore, he should clarify that he is merely playing politics, and not moving the situation forward. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, lastly, the situation in the country is almost like the situation when the Cabinet is faced with a possibility of war. If this country was faced with a threat of war, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces would command all the Service Commanders of the various wings of the Armed Forces; he would require them to listen to his command. If they were to fail, the Commander-in- Chief would automatically fire those Service Commanders. In view of the fact that the Prime Minister and the President have been unable to rally Members of their Cabinet on this very crucial issue, could the Prime Minister tell the House why he and the President cannot fire the entire Cabinet and reconstitute it afresh, so that we can have a Cabinet that can serve the people of Kenya?"
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