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    "id": 304399,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": "What we are talking here is good. It can be done. It could have been done previously. We are saying that hon. Sally Kosgei did it, and we commend her for it, but what did we do to her? Immediately we assumed office, we chased her away. Did we recognise her, as an individual, having accomplished that particular task, under the difficult circumstances of that particular time? This is a sick nation. This nation needs a serious cure. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this nation requires a prophet like Jeremiah, who said: “We want the law to be written in the hearts of men and women, and not just in this statute.” If we cannot write the law in the hearts of all the citizens of the Republic, can we at least make sure that the law is written in the hearts of presidential candidates, so that they can own it? We want them to have good manners and good practice. One should be able to determine that if one has to win, one should be humble enough to appreciate one’s predecessors because, as the good Bible says, there is no leadership that has not been ordained from above. Whether we like it or not, as the ones who elect that leadership, we must just accept it for what it is. I want to make one plea to the nation; it cannot be that every time we have a general election, everybody fears. I am glad to hear from the Minister for Finance that foreign direct investment in the country is increasing. This shows the confidence that the citizenry and people from outside have in this country. We must all be clear that a general election is actually an opportunity for peacemaking, as my good sister sang. I cannot sing. I do not know whether it is even parliamentary to sing while on the Floor of the House, but I am glad that the Chair allowed her. Going to vote is a democratic right. It should not translate into mayhem, hatred and killings. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I pray that, as we move towards the general elections, we can demonstrate that we are starting the process of making peace in this country, as we committed ourselves, as Parliamentarians, in Mombasa; and not just because we want to run away from the very bad past of 2007/2008. We want to hear more peace messages from our presidential candidates. As the chairperson of Amani Forum, I will be organising more meetings for peace building. I will be inviting all the presidential candidates to come and make public commitments to a peaceful Kenya at the time of the general elections. With those remarks, I support."
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