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    "speaker_name": "37 Tuesday, 2nd October, 2012 Mr. Baiya",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to take this opportunity to thank hon. Members and my colleagues for passing this Amendment Bill and more so after initial hesitation. I remember there was a lot of hesitation from the likes of hon. Midiwo and others who were wondering why we should extend the mandate of this Commission. This is one of the Commissions that arose after the Agenda IV reforms just after 2007. It is very important for our leaders, who have become the target of scrutiny by this Commission, to remind themselves that none of them has actually been accosted by this Commission without offending the law and the spirit of cohesion and integration in this country. We all realize that it plays an important role. As politicians, we now realize that we need an institution if not really to haul us to court, but at least to remind us of the limits that we must not overstep because it is the leaders’ utterances that can actually help to build cohesion and integration and it is actually from the same leaders that we can actually dismantle this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, most importantly, this Commission is not just about addressing issues of hate speech. It is also dealing with all matters of policy. It is actually supposed to advise the Government in terms of integration and cohesion. It is a very critical institution and we believe that it has risen to the challenges that have been raised by Kenyans in general."
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