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    "id": 388964,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kembi-Gitura",
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        "legal_name": "James Kembi Gitura",
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    "content": "In March this year, Kenyans, in a free, fair and democratic election, chose their leaders; and they chose their leaders while very seized about what happened in 2008. What happened in 2008 was very unfortunate indeed because we lost lives, and very many people were displaced. What have we done about it? As early as last week, we have continued to settle the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in good faith, pursuant to Agenda Item No.4. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would want to submit that it is time again that our case must be listened to, particularly now that we have a President and a Deputy President that we have elected together; and because we are a sovereign State and we cannot afford to be without a President and Deputy President in the country at any one time. I am happy that at least the International Criminal Court (ICC) has seen some sense and has made a ruling towards that. But how do we know and how do we have control of the rulings that they are going to make taking into account that our nation has continued to heal very well? The bandages are out and the wounds are healing. We are now working together as a nation. Therefore, I pose the question: Is this not the best time to give peace and hope a chance by letting our people to continue working in peace and harmony as a nation? How do we do this? First and foremost, is by respecting the will of Kenyans, the will that they expressed on 4th March, 2013 and then respecting sovereignty. I was proud of my President when he made it clear to the whole world that regardless of anything else, we have a Constitution that says that we have a President and a deputy and both of them cannot be out of the nation at the same time. That made me feel very proud as a Kenyan because that is the way it should be. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in finalizing, I would say that if the international community is acting in good faith; if they are not politicizing the situation in Kenya for reasons that we cannot understand now, then it is time to give continuity and peace a chance so that we can build on what we have now. This will give our people hope. We are leaders who have been elected and it is our role to continue to preach peace and unity as a nation. We cannot do it when at the same time our President and his Deputy are being tried in a foreign land because of fear of what could happen. What is going to happen? We have institutions now and we also have a Constitution now. What happened in 2007/2008, 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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