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    "id": 388842,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/388842/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "September 10, 2013 SENATE DEBATES 23 The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In conclusion, I just want to say that I believe this is a matter of national interest irrespective of who is charged. Today, it is the three Kenyans who are there; tomorrow, we do not know who is next. If as a country we cannot resolve these matters in our country, then we have no business proclaiming our sovereignty. It may be something of note, as I wind up, that some of the greatest funders of this court themselves do not subscribe to the Rome Statute. The reasons they have given are the same that I am urging Kenya to give. The reasons are simple; that you have no mechanism of controlling a prosecutor who is unsupervised and who, through his own whims, can drag people through long and expensive processes without any kind of compensation even if they are acquitted. With those so many remarks, I want to urge this Senate to debate this Motion soberly and approve it. I have said that if this Motion is passed, we will also use other mechanisms as a country, and I want to be part of that process to petition the relevant organs. If an individual’s letter can be heard, why should a letter from the Senate Majority Leader of the Upper House not be listened to by the President of the ICC? Why not? So, we will be pursuing this matter beyond the approval of this Motion. With those many remarks, I beg to move this Motion and request Sen. Elachi to second. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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