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    "id": 1568040,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "Coalition, irrespective of their ethnic background. There were many members of the Kikuyu ethnic community who voted for Raila Odinga because they wanted a better Kenya. There were many members of the Luo ethnic community who voted for William Ruto because they believed he had an agenda for Kenya. Yet now we see a man who wants to take this country back, not just to the politics of ethnic balkanisation and mobilisation, but to the backward thought that it is only through bloodshed and death that you can achieve what you want. We must, in one accord as a House, not just condemn this behaviour, but also ask the Government of the Republic of Kenya and, more so, the Inspector-General of Police – and I know that he hails from Mathira as well - to apply the law without fear or favour. Last night, I saw in the news that their lawyer had written to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC). The NCIC did not summon a lawyer. They summoned a person who is not above the law, and the law must take its due course. I encourage the NCIC to get the help of the Inspector-General of Police to enforce the law as it is. When you are summoned by the NCIC, which is a constitutional commission to answer to charges levelled against you, you must appear before it. If you do not appear, action must be taken. Otherwise, if we take that route, what will stop anybody from inciting Kenyans tomorrow based on ethnicity or whatever they like to kill and slaughter one another with abandon? The law must take its course. Nobody is above the law. I repeat that nobody is above the law in this country, whether you are Hon. Junet Mohamed, Kimani Ichung’wah or whoever you think you are. Who the hell do you think you are that you can celebrate the death of Kenyans, calling it a Christmas party? Shame on you! Shame on you for describing such unfortunate incidents in such a way. Let me finish by telling you, before we get to the 2027 elections, that Kenyans now know you better. Kenyans now can see clearly why 284 Members of this House voted to impeach you. It is because these Members knew you were a danger not just to the society and the nation of Kenya, but you are even a danger to yourself and to your own family. Shame on you!"
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