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    "id": 388530,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Langat",
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Kipkirui Langat",
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    "content": "election was a referendum on it and I think the people behind the ICC should read the signs. The President and Deputy President were voted by Kenyans and what other referendum do they require to know that Kenya desires to move forward. Kenya has moved forward and we do not want to be taken back. This case should go to the Guinness Book of Records because there is no other sitting President who has been arraigned in court of law, leave alone a foreign one. Therefore, I want to support this Motion and reiterate that Kenya has come a long way in terms of institutions and capacity to prosecute. We have a very good Judiciary but unfortunately for some people, when they lose a case, the Judiciary becomes very bad. When they win, the Judiciary or the IEBC becomes very good. That is the unfortunate thing! Kenyans should know that the people who have just walked out belong to a party which refused to accept results. They want to pretend that they are fighting impunity. What other impunity is more than refusing results, refusing to go to court and also refusing to debate issues and run away from them. Kenyans should know that CORD, none other than the Vice-President moved around Africa in what was called shuttle diplomacy. He was the owner of shuttle diplomacy and it is unfortunate that now he has told his membership that they should not support the process to bring these issues to Kenya. This is a big shame! The leader of CORD, while he was campaigning in this country promised Kenyans to bring back the cases, because it was the desire of Kenyans that these cases come here. Now, because he lost an election, he is against it. That is the most untrustworthy people and I want to warn Kenyans because I have an experience with them that they change their minds depending on circumstances. Therefore, I want to encourage this House that we move this Motion because the ICC case is taking Kenya backwards. We want to move forward. Kenyans have reconciled and everybody is moving forward. I support the Motion but I condemn the move by CORD to walk out of the Chamber."
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