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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my point is simple. The Government should not bury its head in the sand and hope that the people who gave their land to allow the generation of electricity from Turkwel Gorge will one day relax and feel comfortable. Now that you see a Senator from that area already talking about it, there are many more brains behind, who will always feel that our forefathers, grandfathers and fathers suffered this injustice and we now need to correct it. So, the sooner we correct it, the better. It is sad that when such Motions come to the Floor of the House, I am seeing a pattern that is forming; that certain Motions are being branded as belonging to certain regions or brought by certain parties or people affiliated to certain beliefs. This is a very dangerous precedent. We should support or reject Motions based only on their merits or demerits. But if we start branding Motions and thinking that we should not support this because it has been brought by G.G Kariuki, I think he comes from this kind of community, we are not going to benefit. Fellow Senators, Kenyans are watching and - we are live on air. Everything that you state here - your behaviour and statements, is a seed that you are planting. I can assure you that every seed that you plant will surely germinate and come to fruition. By the grace of God, you will be a partaker of that fruit. So, whether good or bad, be prepared to one day sit before a Committee and be told: “Twenty years ago you were in the Senate and there was this kind of a Motion, and we can now see the people who walked out or the names of those who were in the House or voted against this kind of a Motion, and you were amongst them. Now that you want to become the President of this nation, tell us why you think that we should allow you to lead an entire nation, when you did not allow this kind of a Motion to pass?” It is just as simple as that. Politics is a double-edged sword. It is very pleasant when it is chopping off the hand of your opponent. But I can assure you that the day it will be turned on you, it will come for nothing but your head. So, when you are sharpening the political sword, by way of what you think is an intelligent activity or statement, be sure that it is something that you can defend at all times, amongst any generation and before anybody, with your conscience very clear that you did the right thing. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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