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    "id": 388480,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/388480/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose this Motion and in so doing, I want to say how I wish we did not have Kenyans being hauled away to be tried on foreign soil. The Mover of this Motion was on this particular Floor - we were in the Old Chamber- and I can visualize him saying we will never get fair hearings in Kenya. There was noise all over the country; people said “do not be vague say Hague”. These are the same people who are now castigating ICC. Kenya must live amongst the communities of civilized nations. Kenya cannot be compared with failed states. I agree when somebody says that Kenya is not yet a failed state but it is on a fast lane to becoming a failed state, if this Government keeps behaving this way. We were told up to last night that this Motion had nothing to do with the current trials. It has everything to do with the current trials. It has everything to do with it. We will not agree. The sitting President of this country faced this nation during the presidential debate and told Kenyans that those were personal matters and he was going to deal with them personally. There is this talk; this thing has turned into us bashing foreign countries. I have lived in America for 13 years. America, by far has a superior judicial system than you will ever get if you follow this route. You must agree with international best practices. We invited ICC to come here. They never came here on their own. The Mover of this Motion voted to send these cases to the ICC. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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