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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am sure most of what I had wanted to say has already been said. However, there are some things which I feel are important enough to be put on record. This afternoon, in this very House, a Question arose involving the nomination of councilors to various local authorities and so on. If you saw the form of agitation that was expressed, you will see that there was basically lack of faith in people who have the authority over things that are related to elections. From the side of the Questioner, the feeling was that the Minister was abusing his powers, and therefore, defeating the electoral verdict that the other side should enjoy. Why is this so important to us? This is because there is no other Commission that we will create which requires all our attention and our entire consensus to get this country back on its feet. That is the IEBC. If we do not get this one right, then we will have failed. Everything else will not matter. The biggest problem that we have in Kenya - and it is in the new Constitution and even in the other Constitution - is lack of respect for the rule of law. I have just listened to the previous speaker here. He was quite agitated in his own way. Of course, the simple question is one of the Standing Orders of the House which are not being complied with. I am a Member of that Committee. I do not hold brief for it and I will not apologize on its behalf. I wish to be on record and even wish to seek the Speakerâs authority to seek a clarification. However, that is something for another day."
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