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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I appreciate that. But because we are the law makers, we can still amend it, so that all Kenyans can know that because they have allowed me the privilege of sitting in this House for many years, I am not a special creature of God. They can know that we are also sensitive to what concerns them. I can assure you that when this House shall vote to extend the time, it is going to pass. But if you subject the vote to the court of public opinion, namely the public in the streets of Nairobi and in the township of Malinya, they will vote to say that they want to know who did what, why he did it and how they can get it back from him because it was not his. If somebody is enjoying wealth of Kenyans and lives a privileged life of affluence and influence at the expense of the poor of Ikolomani and Gem, why would the people of Gem and the people of Eldoret East want to wait even for one minute, so that that thief can continue living a life of influence and affluence at their expense? We want to know now and then we shall go back to Kenyans and ask them, “Would you like us to forgive them?” The Kenyans will make a decision. We can ask them, “Would you like us to take back that which did not belong to them?” Kenyans will make a decision. I do not want to oppose for the sake of opposition. I oppose on behalf of these Kenyans because we want to know. But after knowing, we also do not want to behave like mercenaries. In fact, in my view - allow me to say this - probably it is through this report of the TJRC that we will have said that the ICC process at The Hague is not necessary because we have a local solution in form of the TJRC. But because the international community, which is trying to partner with us in having a State called Kenya, is seeing us not doing too much, then they wonder whether they can trust the big people to help the small ones. Imagine a situation where the TJRC was to come up with a report which is contrary to the findings that were the reason why some members of the Republic are today facing cases at The Hague! People would realize that probably the process of finding out what took place, which necessitated the process at The Hague, was hurried and was not as thorough as what is being done by the TJRC. Then we would be putting Kenya together. I say these things with conviction, knowing that one day, the common of this country will be used for all the people of Kenya and not for the politicians of this country. I beg to oppose."
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