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    "id": 1459492,
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    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "I have listened to what Members across the aisle have said. That you shall be forgiven if you seek forgiveness. I must commend Hon. Koimburi for seeking forgiveness for the unrighteous ways of the false things he said about Members. However, the book tells us “if you confess….” I heard Hon. Koimburi say that he said things that he now knows were untrue. He knew they were untrue even at the time he said them. Therefore, there is much when the Bible tells us that the Almighty God will forgive if we confess. We are all followers of Christ and the Almighty God or Allah for those of us who are from the Islamic faith. Hon. Speaker, protect me from those who are saying we are not God. Of course, I know we are not God. But we all believe in Him. I believe we are men and women of great faith in this House — men and women who are Christians and very good Muslims, believers in the Almighty God. Therefore, being followers of Christ like me, as a person, I have no problem in forgiving Hon. Koimburi for his inequities. However, I beg that we handle this matter with a little more care. To protect the institution of Parliament, the dignity of this House, and the dignity of innocent Members of Parliament who are seen as sell-outs for either Ksh2 million, Ksh2,000 or whatever amount. That is so that I do not stand up tomorrow and accuse a Member of Parliament of receiving bribes, for voting this way or the other, knowing what I am saying is untrue. More worrying is that copies of the letter he wrote last week and delivered to your office in the evening were delivered to my office and the Leader of the Minority Party. I urge you to ask Hon. Koimburi to stand in his place and seek forgiveness with clean hands. I would have wanted to hear him confirm that, indeed, he was the author of this letter. This letter was delivered by a staff member from his office, whom he knows. I do not want to name him because he is not here. The letter was stamped in my office. Unfortunately, the person who stamped it put one stamp upside down on the copy that he was to return with. He asked that it be stamped properly. That was done. This is the letter that circulated on social media last week. However, Hon. George Koimburi, on his social media platform, specifically on his Facebook page, stamped the same letter as fake and said it is fake news. Therefore, I would be more convinced to believe his seeking forgiveness if he also came out clearly to tell the people of Kenya whether the dishonesty exhibited on his Facebook page is not the same dishonesty he now seeks to exhibit on the Floor of this House pretending to seek forgiveness. If he can confirm to the House and me that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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