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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Affey",
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Affey",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was saying that the earlier the Chair nominates the membership of the Kenyan Chapter of IPU, the better. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, the Leader of Government Business has said that we shall reflect on the national reconciliation and healing. It is important to reflect what happened in January. I think it was a low moment in this country. I think it was a shame. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, between January and now, I have a very strong feeling that, as a country, we are almost losing our sovereignty. While I appreciate the efforts taken by the membership of the elders who came to support us led by the former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), I thought that their participation in the national affairs of Kenya would have ended with the signing of the reconciliation accord. However, it is now becoming a habit that in 3516 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 13, 2008 every commission we form, we must include members from the group of Eminent Persons. Even when we are forming the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC), we have to include members from the group of Eminent persons. When we are forming the tribunal to try suspects of post-election violence, we also have to include them. The same applies to the formation of the Constitutional Review Team. I think we are losing our sovereignty. Let us make every process Kenyan. As long as we have foreigners in our processes, we will never reconcile, because from my background, I know that in a peace process, any time you have foreign elements continuously participating--- Internationally, peace processes have become a major business. So, we might never reach a conclusion of our processes. I would like to appeal that from tomorrow, anymore commissions that we shall set up, should have Kenyan entire membership. The moment we allow the participation of foreigners, we delay the reconcilliation process. Secondly, there is the issue of the Waki Report. This matter is so fundamental. We must deal with impunity."
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