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    "id": 211156,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for East African Community",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to thank Ms. Karua for donating to me these three minutes. I wish to appeal to hon. Members that we oppose this Motion, because if we do not do so, once again, we are going to be given another undesirable label. Hon. Members know that we have been called very many names, as the Ninth Parliament, like thieves and other names. I think we also do not want to be called a Parliament that rewarded murderers. That is a title that we can do without. This is a Motion that is satanic because it goes against the Bible, which clearly says, in the Tenth Commandment, that though shall not kill. The Bible also goes on to say that those who live by the sword shall die by the sword. This Motion goes against the cultures of many communities in this country, among them the Luhya community, which is very clear that once you kill, you meet the same fate. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I visited the website on Mr. Ahenda, I found that this is an innocent Luo boy who grew up in Luoland but only had two-and-a-half years in the United States August 1, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2895 of America. Maybe that is the country where he ended up falling in love with murderers. If that is the case, I want to appeal to him that his two years in America did not change him from being a Kenyan. He is just an ordinary Luo man, a culture that does not welcome murderers. Mr. Ahenda should stand up and oppose his own Motion. Finally, may I tell hon. Members that what is driving Mr. Ahenda is populism. There is so much at such a time when we are facing voters like the desire to want to be popular. To try and advance this popular Motion is nothing different from these populist things like pro-abortion, the gay---"
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