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"speaker_name": "March 6,, 2014 SENATE DEBATES 45 Sen. G. G. Kariuki",
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. First, I want to thank honourable Senators who have supported this Motion. When I was drafting this Motion, I knew very well that everybody in this country including elected leaders; those in the National Assembly and the Senate, would support this Motion. We are all having the same problems. We are all moving in the same boat and if it sinks, we will all go down. Suffice it to say, we have a beautiful Constitution. The Constitution is given life by the people. Politics give life to the Constitution. That is why it is a political document. It is nothing to do with other things apart from the fact that it is a political document. People sat together and decided to live together. They are in an agreement. We are lucky in this country that we have a new Constitution where we can refer many things. I do not want to go back to what used to happen during my time and how the Government used to act because it used to act within the Constitution even at that time. There was a Constitution and that is what Kenyans did away with it in 2010. That matter ended there. Whatever happened previously is a matter of history. Nothing can stop history from being written. It will continue to be written whether we like it or not. I want to assure my friend, hon. Orengo, that it is true that during my time as a Minister, there was no political murder in terms of assassinations. The Minister for Provincial Administration and Internal Affairs was not signing any detention orders. This was signed by the Minister for Home Affairs. Therefore, I escaped that blame. Many people talk about the Wagalla massacre which happened in 14th February, 1994. I left the Government in 1993, September. Most people in this country continue to say that G.G. Kariuki was in charge. I do not know why they would want to place me somewhere I was not. I, however, managed to set the record straight. I was impressed to listen to hon. Members. I felt very touched that we are walking a very tight rope in this country. It is the right time when our two principals accept that they can have several meetings everywhere. However, without giving security matters the first priority even if they spend all the money that they have, then they should give up all other developments for the sake of security. There can be no development of any kind, let alone food. Food is the worst insecurity you can have in this country. You will find people begging for food and you comfortably give them Kshs5 shillings. After that, you forget immediately. This same guy is praying God that his time will come because he also belongs to this country. We should be very concerned about people who are hungry, and the poor. For no apparent reasons, you will find that many people walk into villages, kill people and just disappear. No one has ever been arrested. For example, in Laikipia, there are so many people that are 30 years old, but because they are not being killed en mass like they did in Tana River and other places, our agony has not been captured in the media when we have gone through a difficult period. In Baringo, Samburu, Isiolo and parts of Laikipia, we have the Kenya Police Reservists (KPRs), but where small farmers are trying to survive, they are destabilized completely by people who have guns when other people have been denied. If this is what used to happen during my time, then I think I have to apologize to God that there was such a problem and we were not able to see. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the committee I am proposing is very important because this House will come up with a written report. This committee is going to bring 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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