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    "id": 197717,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kosgey",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Tinderet",
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        "legal_name": "Henry Kiprono Kosgey",
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    "content": " You will get an opportunity to contribute when you catch the Speaker's eye. So, do not interrupt me from the Floor! Mr. Speaker, Sir, I seek protection! Mr. Speaker, Sir, this country has gone through a trauma that was never anticipated by the people of this country. When they voted on 27th December, 2007, they were exercising their democratic right! We want to state that it is not a crime to vote for ODM, Party of National Unity (PNU) or any other party of one's choice. But the crime happened at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC). But the people who suffered are the ones who voted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I recall that when I went to my constituency to preach peace, one March 13, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 145 constituent asked me:- \"We gave you our votes! And now you are coming here--- Why did you not look after our votes at KICC? Sasa yeye anakuja kuzungumzia peace hapa--- Wapi kurazetu ?\" That was in Swahili. It gave me a reflection that the people who voted did not commit any crime at all! Mr. Speaker, Sir, our constituencies, although they are ODM zones, we have people - our neighbours and brothers who voted for other parties. But now, they are enemies. We must, as a healing process, start from the top. We must start healing this country. We never thought what happened could happen to Kenya. We have always boasted that Kenya is an island of peace. It is tranquil. It is surrounded by people who are fighting one another! Yet, it happened! Now, Kenya has joined the ranks of any other African country. We do not want Kenya to be like any other African country. We do not even want other African countries to go through what we went through. But, Mr. Speaker, Sir, we sank so low! Just the other day, I heard somebody from Zimbabwe, which some of us think, probably, is worse off than us say: \"We do not want to be like Kenya!\" Imagine, even some people in Zimbabwe think they are better off than us! Mr. Speaker, Sir, we must heal the nation. We must start at the top!"
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