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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aluoch",
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        "legal_name": "John Olago Aluoch",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, in the 10th Parliament, hon. Duale, hon. Mungatana, hon. (Prof.) Kamar, Senator (Dr.) Khalwale and me formed what was then known as “Parliamentary Caucus for Reforms”. Of course, many other hon. Members were Members of that caucus. We acted together to reform some of the things that were bedevilling this country. I am surprised that hon. Duale is now doing the opposite of what we advocated for during that time. Nevertheless, in my career as a lawyer, I have had a chance to work as an Assistant Prosecuting Counsel for the International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda, which is based in Arusha. For nearly ten months, I watched how the judges of that tribunal dealt with issues of bond for accused persons. I do not want to go down the trodden path and say that even we if we withdraw from the ICC the cases will not stop, or that we have to give a 12-months notice, et cetera . I want to talk about the consequences of what this House is doing today. Having read the mood of the House, I have no doubt at all that this Motion will be passed. However, as we pass it, we should remember that we are demonstrating to the ICC the fact that the Government of Kenya is hostile and uncooperative to the ICC. This Motion is not only ill-timed but it is also ill-advised, particularly given the fact that the 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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