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    "content": "My second point is also on the issue of the oath that we are about to take. If the oath is in the form it is in the Promissory Oaths Act and you have to swear allegiance to the President, then this House is being put in a very difficult position because there is contestation as to who is the President of the Republic of Kenya. I know that the hon. Member for Othaya is sitting on the seat of the Head of State, which is on the right hand of the Speaker. But so long as there is contestation on the seat of the Presidency, that is a matter which this House must resolve expeditiously. It cannot wait. It is the tradition of all Parliaments, particularly in the tradition of the Commonwealth, that Parliaments do consider themselves to be courts. There are matters which, if you look at the Powers and Privileges Act, sometimes we almost sit as a court. We summon people to come before us. Therefore, I want to put this very boldly that, in the eyes of the people of Kenya, the President of the Republic of Kenya is Raila Amollo Odinga. In the eyes of the Electoral Commission--- In the words of the Chairman of that Commission, he does not know who the President of the Republic of Kenya is. So, it is a matter which, Mr. Speaker, Sir, you cannot close your eyes to, particularly if you want us to swear allegiance to the President. Do I swear allegiance to hon. Raila Odinga or do I swear allegiance to hon. Mwai Kibaki? As far as I am concerned, I was there at the tallying. Hon. Mwai Kibaki lost elections by nearly half a million votes. I know on the other side---"
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