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    "speaker_name": "Tinderet, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Motion. That our country went through a lot of upheavals in 2007 is something we all know. We saw over 1,000 people lose their lives. Thousands lost their properties across major cities in this country. The economic upheaval that came out of that election was as a result of anger. It was as a result of talks that incited communities against one another as a result of the purported rigging of elections. As much as leaders want to have certain positions in society, we should always know that we do not get them at the expense of the peace and tranquilly of our country. The late Vice- President, Prof. George Saitoti, did say that there is a time when a country is greater than ourselves. I want all the leaders within, and the former Deputy President, to know that. As said earlier by the Deputy Whip of the Majority Party, he must be a very bitter person. He must know that, as much as he is bitter, feeling sad and has been out of power, this country called Kenya will live beyond him. This country will outlive all of us. In this country, we have a responsibility as current leaders to hand it over to the next generation. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) needs to act against individuals who have committed crimes that incite Kenyans against one another. A case in point, and I think this has been said, is when a number of Members in this House, in the last Parliament, made utterances, and most of them were arrested. They were taken before the courts, and they answered to their charges. This is not victimisation. It is trying to bring order to this country and tell leaders that they are supposed 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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