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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving this opportunity to contribute. I rise to support this Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Almighty God for having saved this country. We started on a very wrong note at the beginning. However, we thank him because we are ending this year on a wonderful note. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, many things have happened in this Tenth Parliament. I have a feeling that the Tenth Parliament will go down in the annals of history as one which did a great deal for this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for starters, I want to congratulate you and our Speaker for the way you have so far handled this House with dignity and wisdom. Right from the first day, there was a great test which you passed as the Chair of this House. We are all very proud of you. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the past few days have demonstrated that as a House, we can rise and do great things. We have been able, through consensus, to work and agree. That shows that with consultations and respect, this House can achieve a great deal for this nation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with your permission, I want to urge the Fourth Estate to look at this House with dignity. They should know that this is their Parliament. They should never demean their Parliament. Together, we must build this House. It is through this this House that great things can be done. This is the engine of the nation. As the engine of the nation, much respect must be given by the citizenry and people of all walks in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have just formed a Parliamentary Select Committee on the Review of the Constitution. I want to urge this Committee to ensure that the people who are going to run the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) are people of integrity. We do not want to go back to where we were, when we had so many problems with the former Electoral Commission of Kenya. We want them to ensure that we have Kenyans of integrity; Kenyans who have their country at heart; Kenyans who will ensure that this country does not go to the dogs. At the same time, this Committee will be charged with the responsibility of nominating people who are going to be in the Boundaries Review Commission. That is a very important factor! So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we support them as a Committee of the House. We have selected them ourselves. We urge the Government to ensure that they have enough resources to do December 17, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4211 their work. I am convinced that this House, in the final analysis, will give this country the Constitution that it so badly needs. A good Constitution will guarantee this nation safety and many good things. It will be the foundation on which this country will be laid upon. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we want a Constitution that will give our young people equal opportunities; a Constitution which will protect everybody in this country; a Constitution which will ensure that every person in this country enjoys freedom, liberty and protection. That is the kind of Constitution that we want. I believe that we are going to achieve that Constitution. That way, the Tenth Parliament will go down in history as one of the greatest. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to talk a little bit about the taxation of hon. Members. It is a wrong notion that hon. Members have refused to pay taxes. Hon. Members are ready and willing to pay taxes!"
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