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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kombo",
    "speaker_title": "Nominated Member",
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    "content": "That handshake can only take place in those areas if all of us as leaders will emulate what they did. In our utterance and whatever we say, we should help to enhance that handshake and not bring about issues that will divide us. So, let us not talk about those people of Central Province or those people of such and such area. I think we should learn to look at ourselves as Kenyans. We will be moving ahead in support of that handshake. 320 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 20, 2008 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in his Speech the President hailed the resilience of Kenyan people through times of crises. We have had crises since Independence when the late Tom Mboya and J.M. Kariuki were killed. We also had a crisis in 1982, tribal clashes in 1992 and even Likoni clashes in 1997. Indeed, the people of Kenya showed resilience in getting out of those problems. It was the people of Kenya who were resilient, but the leaders did not follow what the people of Kenya wanted them to do. So, this time round, the leaders took a cue from the people of Kenya by being resilient to ensure that we avoided those problems. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we had these crises, we relied on the resilience. We did nothing to sort out our crises. We hoped that they will not recur in future. This time round, we have an opportunity to sort out those problems and put in place mechanisms that will ensure that we do not have these crises recurring all the time. So, in that spirit, we have agreed, as a country, to form a grand coalition. I think that is the way forward. I have personally said for years that no one group can rule this country effectively unless groups come together. In this spirit of grand coalition, I think we are moving towards the right direction. In coalitions, it is not just the agreements on paper that matter; it is the agreements in the hearts of the individual leaders. We must be genuine in our commitments. What we say during the day should be exactly the same things that we say at night. The spirit of give and take, the spirit of compromises will be so essential. The people of Kenya will be looking at us and asking themselves: Are these people only talking in"
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