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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Elachi",
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        "legal_name": "Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think history is very bitter but I agree. When you look at the cases today, the most important thing that we need to ask ourselves as Kenyans is whether the process has been fair especially in the Office of the Prosecutor. It would be wrong for us to say that the judges have not been fair. Indeed they have been fair to Kenya but the Office of the Prosecutor has made the process more difficult for the country because most of the time the office uses the media to communicate to the country and even to give a statement. That is why the issue has become more politicized. As Kenyans, we now want to see a process where the prosecutor will respect the jurisdiction of the country and also respect the fact that we have a state and a government, and there are institutions through which they can communicate. While I second, I need to urge that it is important to appreciate that we did wrong but in between, we have come up with institutions that can work. We also need to remember that whichever way the cases go, this is our country and we must respect all Kenyans and especially those who vote for us. They vote for us because they believe we can put our country together. When we come here and say that we want to cover things and yet Kenyans saw what happened, it would be unfair. It is also good to say that we did wrong and also appreciate that those who are at The Hague did not do it for their own good. They did not do any violence to anyone. Let us agree that what we are saying today is that those who are The Hague are not the ones who caused the violence. That is wrong. The Waki Report says that violence was spontaneous but when you listen to arguments today, you will think that it was organized. The report that we are following, which is the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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