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    "id": 193843,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek two Ministerial Statements. The first one is just a reminder. On 14th May, 2008, when we adjourned this House, I sought a Ministerial Statement on the status of Agenda 4. The Press gave it a blackout and, obviously, the Government forgot about it. I am just asking for your indulgence. I want to quote paragraphs one and three of the National Reconciliation Accord. Paragraph one of the Preamble states:- \"That, the crisis triggered by the 2007 disputed presidential elections has brought to the surface deep-seated and long-standing divisions within the Kenyan society. If 1106 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 10, 2008 left unaddressed, these divisions threaten the very existence of Kenya as a unified country. The Kenyan people are now looking to their leaders to ensure that their country will not be lost.\" Under the third paragraph of the Preamble of the Accord - a law which this House passed - we have an obligation and responsibility. Paragraph three reads:- \"This agreement is designed to create an environment conducive to such a partnership and to build mutual trust and confidence. It is not about creating positions that reward individuals.\" Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we do not do Agenda 4, that statement will be true on its own merit. It further says:- \"It seeks to enable Kenya's political leaders to look beyond partisan considerations with a view to promoting the greater interest of the nation as a whole. It provides the means to implement a coherent and far-reaching reform agenda; to address the fundamental root cause of recurrent conflicts and to create a better, more secure and more prosperous Kenya for all.\""
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