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    "content": "about what they see and what they expect Kenya and other nations to do in a situation like that one which we have not controlled. A simple matter like stock theft and cattle rustling has become a big thing in our minds. We are now being harassed in the most unfortunate way. Cattle rustling is still going on. The Al Qaeda has started developing their own vision and ordinary thieves in Nairobi are also trying to become strong in their own way. Time has come when we need to see these countries; Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and all other neighbours as one country. If you look at international developments and how things are moving now, you will see that boundaries are becoming meaningless. There is no way you can stop economic forces. If Uganda is growing something that we must buy, whether we stop it or not, the items will be smuggled. It is high time we stopped saying that Kenya is a sovereign state and yet we cannot manage it internally. That is what is happening in all other African countries. When democracy was unknown in these countries, dictatorship was necessary because of the way international politics were being carried out. There is no way we would have achieved what we so far achieved. The coming of the President of the Senate of Rwanda has a lot of messages. If you look at the statement, considering where he came from and keeping in mind the problems they have gone through and the way they have improved their economy within a very short time, you will see that there is a lot to be leant from that country. Kenya has lived very peacefully and that is why you will not find Kenyans like Sen. Kajwang and I speaking with one voice. We still believe in our communities and where we come from. If we do not do that, we may not be elected back. Time has come when some of us must give up our positions. This should start with the Head of State and then the others. One should decide to be a Member of Parliament to speak nothing but the truth for the good of this nation. If you are kicked out, you should just go and if you do not come back, you will have done your work. We have continued propelling disunity in the name of marginalization. We have talked too much about tribalism. This has dragged us backwards all the time. Time has come when a Senator, for example, should speak nothing but what can bring unity in this country even if it will cost him his seat. This matter needs to be dealt with openly. A Senate like this one has been engaging in asking why a certain road has not been tarmacked and why so and so has not been promoted. We are deviating from the main reason why we are here. We are here to make sure that this country is united and is developed through the institutions which are in our Constitution. I long for the day we will behave that way. Some of us still think that we are Members of the National Assembly. However, we have to shift a little bit away and let the National Assembly do its work. Let us aim at uniting this country and at the same time bring other countries like Uganda and others together. It is unfortunate that the issue of Al Qaeda has entered Kenya. It will go into Tanzania, Rwanda and everywhere else. Therefore, we have to unite and to make sure that this issue does not move from where it has reached. Otherwise, it will become a major problem. There are people in this country who in the name of historical injustice 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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