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    "speaker_name": "Hon. King’ola",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Makau King'ola",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I withdraw but it is just a point to note. I have always said that President Uhuru Kenyatta means well to this country, save for his handlers. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the world now knows that Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is a person who respects the Constitution of this country and the rule of law. We should ask ourselves: Why did that one happen? Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as we speak, there are Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). There are people who are living in the streets and in paper houses. All that happened because of political misunderstanding and interests in this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when the President walked into this House, I happened to be here. He demonstrated to this nation his patriotism. In fact, most of us did not know what his Speech was all about. I saw the patriotism and loyalism of Uhuru Kenyatta in this House. I saw mature men crying because when the President said he is handing over to his deputy, this House went silent. That was true nationalism by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when he left for The Hague, my mind went down memory lane and I thought about the Deputy President, hon. Ruto, who has been going to The Hague so many times and nobody has ever gone to welcome him or even send him off. I want to tell Kenyans that we should be impartial in everything we do. That is because that gentleman has a family. He has a constituency called Kenya and when he goes there, we do not go running there. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, again as I said, President Uhuru Kenyatta means well for this nation. I know we are talking about tourists not coming to Kenya and insecurity. When I saw people going to The Hague and they rolled in the ground and wore T-shirts which were insulting, they were even scaring away tourists. That is why I am saying we must give them support and go by the spirit that the President is showing in this country. I want to urge those people - and I will not call them goons like the others have called them – that when you escort the President abroad, you must walk with decorum and show some integrity. I think this nation is bleeding. We have someone like Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta who is trying to bring unity in this country. Even us in the Opposition in this House, we should emulate him. We are going to support him. As hon. Dalmas has said, really, we should not wish any of our neighbours or leaders something bad. Obviously, any case is very bad. Any court case is very bad and ICC is not an exception. We should all come together as a nation and pray for Uhuru Kenyatta to finish those cases. I think it will be very good because in 2017, we will all be on a level playing ground. We will not be talking about the ICC. If I was asked, I would wish that those cases are ended and dismissed, so that we can now concentrate as a nation, support the President and walk together. As I speak, insecurity is a big menace. My chief from Athi River was yesterday shot at point blank range by an unknown boda boda rider. So, insecurity is real. If a Cabinet Secretary ordered Kenyans to line along the streets and we expose the President to such situations, it is not right. Security is important. We love the President and the Deputy President. Let us give them enough security. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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