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"content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the Motion and while I am doing so, I would like to urge my colleagues to be more patriotic than what they have exhibited right here. I am saying this with a lot of disappointment. This is not the first time we, as a Parliament, are nominating hon. Members. We have it on record that this Parliament, through the Parliamentary parties, nominates 12 Members to the National Assembly and nine to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know they would like to exhibit some nationalism but it is extremely disappointing that all those parties that have been mentioned here, Parliamentary or otherwise, have never considered the Coast Province. I know that it is on record that out of the 12 Members of the National Assembly, who were nominated here, none of them comes from the Coast Province. That does not exhibit nationalism. We are two parties as parties in Parliaments. We have a broad-base of considerations to look at regions and not just to simply look at tribes. If one says Suba is a small tribe, Digo is also a small tribe. If we go under that notion, then we will be 1682 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 29, 2007 arguing for 42 places in the East Africa Legislative Assembly instead of being realistic and going with a nationalistic approach to the nomination. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the process that was criticised by the court was the election in the Chamber here. The court did not criticise the process before the names were brought to the Chamber. We did not elect and what we need to do now is to elect. If anybody has grievances, then that need not be raised in the House here. He can raise it elsewhere and indeed, not in the East African Legislative Assembly or the court that has jurisdiction in one way or the other on the process that goes on in the Chamber here. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, much has been said and if we were to go by insisting that people should get their right numbers, and if one talks of provinces, then Coast Province, out of the 21 Members who were nominated by ourselves, should, at least, have two members. Thank God, at the moment, we have one. I know that those who are opposing this Motion would like that one name also to be removed and substituted with another name from other parts of the country. That is unacceptable and that is not a show of patriotism. It is sheer tribalism and a sense that we, as Kenyans, should strive to eliminate. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we would like to proceed by sincerely requesting my colleagues to support the Motion and to give the Coast Province that one chance out of the 21 Nominated Members of Parliament both for this National Assembly and for the East African Legislative Assembly. Five years from now, we shall insist that we get our slot right and that should be four. But for now, we will take that one that is on the table. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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