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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is not the only Commission that has sought an extension of time. Other Commissions have had similar problems. In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission had been granted three years from 1995 when it was established. It was supposed to hand in its report in 1998, three years later. This was not done until 2002. It took a period of about seven years. The South African Commission had a mandate to investigate crimes against the people of South Africa, political crimes committed between the period 1960 and 1993. This was just a period of 33 years. Over 22,000 viticms of human right violations made statements compared to what our Commission has gathered, 42000 statements. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, because of what happened, the South Africans found it necessary to have an extension of the Commission’s period to almost seven years, and eventually it made its report. In addition to what they did, which is similar to our situation, there were challenges of amnesty to those who had committed political atrocities against the people of South Africa throughout the apartheid period. There were issues of reparations, rehabilitation and reconciliation that required them to give their Commission a little bit more time than had been initially given. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when you go to Timor--- In Timor also, they had their Commission set up in 2001 and it functioned. It was supposed to deliver its report in 2002 but it did not discharge its mandate until 2005, after several time extensions. But their mandate was much smaller than both in the South African and in our case. The Timor one was to investigate atrocities committed between 1975 and 1999, a period of about 25 years. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we look at what happened in this country--- When we look at the mandate given to this Commission, we are asking, Kiplagat and his Commission to investigate the atrocities committed between 1963 and 2008. This is a period of 45 years. It is our entire independence history. We have asked them to look into atrocities committed, including the political assassinations right from that of Tom Mboya, Robert Ouko and all those who were assassinated during this period. We have also given them the task of looking at the sensitive land issues. All these matters have to be part of the report that they will be making to this House. We did table before the House a progress report showing what they have done both in the original period and the extended period. We are, therefore, asking for just a little more time; the team has made a lot of progress, which we have shared with the House. Members did ask for the progress report, which I tabled before this House. I hope Members, who are present in the House will be able to look at that progress report. They will see that the Commission is now at the report writing stage. They should be able, with time, to complete their report."
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