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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I want to fully support what hon. Imanyara has just said, especially on the role of women in that Commission. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, many Kenyans can remember the events that happened outside the Norfolk Hotel. When things started and went haywire, there was a woman who stood up and said that men should forget about being men, and give their trousers to women. Subsequently, the white men who were dining at the Norfolk Hotel and the police opened fire and many people died. That was during the colonial days. If you follow the events all through to the Lari Massacre and everything else, the amount of raping, killing and maiming that has been done, you will find that women have suffered immense harm! Women have suffered immense harm to an extent that even the friendly forces like what we have - the British Forces and so forth--- You know it! Everybody knows the mess they have done to our people, to our communities and to everybody else. So, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to suggest that the composition of men to women in the Commission be 50-50, so that we can have women taking an active role. They take the Chair and also take 50 percent of the membership. I am sure it is not about whether they are men or women, but it is so that you can unveil the truth of all that happened in yester years. Jesus Christ our Lord did not have a problem with the robbers, thieves or even prostitutes. But he had a lot of problems with pretenders and hypocrites! Until we unearth some of the things that we are hiding; until we unearth that people killed others because they are Kikuyus, Kalenjins or Maasais; unless we bring that forward, then we shall not be able to heal. In view of that, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, and so that we can have a completely unbiased kind of approach, I would like to propose that we also consider hiring other people of good faith from around the world to form a significant portion of the Commission. What I am trying to say is: If you took John Mututho or any other person who belongs to this or the other tribe, there will still be some link that may hinder or cause some little bias, no matter how we look at it. So, I would like to urge the proponents of the Commission to consider having a controlling share of that Commission by having some people who are international experts in those issues. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleague who said that the events of the Ngoroko's, the Flying Squad, Kwekwe Squad, Nyati House and even Sabaot Land Defence Forces (SDLF) and what the army did there; all those events should be documented very, very well, so that people can know what happened. Is it true they chopped off peoples' ears? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it true also that our own Army not only suppressed the Sabaot Land Defence Forces, but also went on a rape mission between Sabaot forces and all through to Nairobi whenever they stopped their cases? There are so many of those on their way from that place. We cannot forget all these atrocities that are still going on and we have witnessed them. I am sure that everybody agrees and I join all the other hon. Members in supporting this worthwhile Motion. I wish to say just like my friends have said, this is the best thing that ever happened, if it can be done right. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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