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"content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to make a Personal Statement under Standing Order No.76. I wish to make a Personal Statement to put the facts correct on matters within the public domain on an incident that happened within the precincts of Parliament yesterday, Wednesday 11th May, 2011. I wish to bring to the attention of the House, and those who watched and listened to the proceedings that, a colleague Member of Parliament, hon. William Kabogo, MP, has clearly and without any justifiable cause, gone out of his way to malign my name in public. Last Sunday, I voluntarily drove from church at 1.30 p.m. to attend a prayer cum public meeting at Ruringâu Stadium in Nyeri County. It is during that function that hon. Kabogo uttered unpalatable and provocative words in the distinguished presence of His Excellency the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, other Ministers, Members of Parliament and other distinguished leaders. Yesterday, as I was getting out of this Chamber, and while I was in a discussion along the Speakerâs Walkway with three other Members of Parliament including, hon. Njoroge Baiya and hon. Muturi Mwangi of Kiharu, hon. Kabogo left the Chamber and came to where we were. Before he passed, he accosted me, leading to a near-scuffle. In the process, I was pulled aside, from the scene by my colleagues, leaving him ranting and raving, spoiling for a fight. He still further followed me and was only restrained and pulled away by Parliamentary Orderlies. As he left, he angrily issued a threat and I quote:- âYou will know meâ. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this state of affairs is obviously unbecoming and does not reflect well on any honourable Member. It has greatly disturbed me. The Constitution, under Article 36, guarantees citizens of Kenya their freedom of association. It also clearly spells out that no person shall be compelled to join an association of any kind without his own volition. In addition, Article 33(3) states as follows:- âIn the exercise of the right to freedom of expression, every person shall respect the rights and reputation of others.â Whereas the hon. Member may wish to claim his freedom of expression, allow me to draw his attention to Article 33(2) of the Constitution which stipulates:- âThe right to freedom of expression does not extend to:-"
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