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"speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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"content": "country must not descend into anarchy. We must have a country that we are proud of, one that serves us all equally, irrespective of religion, race, community, tribe and colour. One thing I have noted from Members' contributions is that the demonstrations yesterday were not by Gen. Zs. They were political demonstrations, organised by power-hungry politicians, some of whom have been impeached, who now seek to return to power through the back door and take this country to the dogs. I wish to speak to the young people of our country, wherever they may be, in my constituency or other places, that your good intentions of rectifying the state of the nation and addressing the powers that be have been hijacked by selfish, inward-looking, self-serving and power-hungry politicians, led by one man called Rigathi Gachagua. A Member has claimed that Hon. Sakaja brought goons. But was Sakaja in Ol Kalou? Was he in Kikuyu? Was he in Nyeri? In Kiambu? In Murang’a? In Mathira? In Kieni? Hon. Sakaja was in Nairobi. Yet, the destruction and looting that occurred in Mount Kenya is what we now call ethnic mobilisation. Someone has chosen to mobilise their ethnic group, believing they can storm the State House and seize power through a coup. Power can only be acquired through the ballot by campaigning, talking to the people, selling policies, presenting manifestos and, in turn, they can elect you and you can now rule the country. Any other shortcut to power will not be entertained by any citizen nor any country. Kenya is a beautiful country. The Constitution that we enjoy is more progressive than those of many developed nations. Few countries, even in the West, have a Bill of Rights as strong as ours. No African country enjoys what we have. But there are those who are hell-bent to mutilate and discard this Constitution for their own selfish reasons. One of the most shocking things I have heard this afternoon, which sent shivers down my spine, is when the Leader of the Majority Party stood and said that his home was invaded, with the aim of killing his 105-year-old father and 85-year-old mother. What do his parents have to do with the policies of this country? He has even told me privately that one man had to be shot so that the thugs could flee. It has been confirmed, and I state on the Floor of this House that, those thugs were organised and supervised by one man called Rigathi Gachagua. What kind of inhumanity is that? That one would attack a politician’s parents because they dislike that politician. If that man can contemplate killing the Leader of the Majority Party's parents, what will he do in 2027? It is no wonder that he once claimed that 2007 would be a Christmas party. The Member for Othaya Constituency has just informed me that he lost one of his constituents yesterday, a close campaigner of his. Why are we allowing this anarchy to perpetuate in this country, using the name of Gen. Zs, to cause mayhem, injure women and kill people? When I moved the Motion, I asked that if you wish to demonstrate nationally, you can do so wherever you are. There is no need to transport people from Kiambu, Murang’a, Nyeri, and Laikipia to Nairobi. What happens if the Member for Narok East decides to bring the Maasai to Nairobi, Hon. Millie Odhiambo brings Subas from Suba, and Hon. Wanyonyi brings people from Trans Nzoia, and everyone meets in the City? What kind of country will that be? We saw those same people walking through the wards at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) today, claiming to be visiting young people they themselves led to the streets, only for them to be injured or killed for no reason. The young people of this country have good intentions. They want our country to be safe. They do not want what Gachagua is planning. They want a safe country, a country they can be proud of when they get old. And that is what we are going to do. All of us in this House were elected by Gen. Zs. We never came here by ourselves. We were voted for by Gen Zs, women, the elderly—by every person. And we know what our constituents want. With those few remarks, I beg to reply."
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