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    "id": 389037,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I stand to support the Motion for the following reasons. One, when the Rome Statute was passed, it was expected that the ICC would be a court which would observe greater standards of human rights protection in dealing with matters of justice. However, I have a great issue with the manner in which the prosecutor carried out the prosecutions and investigations. When Moreno Ocampo came to Kenya, I had seen him on television as a scary man with a huge moustache. I attended a public forum here in Nairobi where I asked him: “How will you insulate yourself from the fact that these cases might be political, particularly because of the beneficiaries, in this case the chief principals, former President Kibaki and Mr. Raila Odinga? I remember he said three times: “I do not care.” Moreno Ocampo announced to the whole world that Kenya would be used as an example. It is now very clear to us, that investigations were not done. Two, it is also clear that witnesses were coached. That is why they are unable to contain any witness. They do not have any witness up to now to produce in court. This court is being used to get to political ends. These are not my words. They are the words of the judges in the document that I tabled earlier, that people are using the court for purposes of blocking others politically. How do you explain that Uhuru Kenyatta is supposed to carry the burden of the Party of National Unity (PNU) single-handedly? That he was the only responsible person on behalf of PNU. How do you explain that William Ruto, who was not a running mate of Raila Odinga, is supposed to carry political responsibility? How do you explain a situation where the court is saying: “When William 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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