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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Eseli",
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to oppose this Motion. First, for almost three days, the Executive has come with us in a Kamukunji patiently showing us the way of consensus building. Luckily, today, they succeeded. The Serena Group should not feel that we discredit what they have achieved for this country. They have done this country proud by what they have achieved for us. We believe that they will achieve much more for us. The Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs, led by Mr. Abdikadir, worked very hard for this consensus to be reached. However, for some reason, we want to throw that consensus out of the window with this list of names. Mr. Speaker, Sir, without repeating, that list is packed with the Executive; actually this is a Cabinet Sub-committee. It is not a Select Committee of the House. Some Members here are even declared presidential candidates. How then are they going to be in charge of actually shepherding the formation of the Constitution? We need to make sure that the people sitting on this Committee do not already have those declared self-interests that, therefore, whatever they do here might not be respected by the rest of the wananchi. Even if they do the right thing, we will have allowed a chance for wananchi to doubt that they are actually being genuine. We have come a long way and I December 16, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4157 thank people who have fought continuously to get a new Constitution in place. Let us not shoot it down again. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I oppose."
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