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"speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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"content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I was rudely interrupted, I was saying that the President must be seen and understood to be innocent until proved guilty. That is the common tenet of criminal law and as my senior in law, you know that. Nobody has said that the President is guilty; nobody has said that the President must be found guilty. He finds himself in a state where the ICC investigation Chamber – unlike other legal processes – it is the court itself that investigates. It found the President to be culpable and indicted him. He told Kenyans that this was his personal matter. I respect him for that. It was not a matter of the people of Kenya. This was not a matter of the Republic of Kenya. This was a personal matter. I agree with him and respect that position. He has since been going to The Hague. This was, probably, the second time. His Deputy has gone to The Hague for as many times as you can count. How come those who stand on roof tops to praise the President for going have never praised the Deputy President, Mr. William Ruto for going to The Hague? He has been honouring the same court summons that President Kenyatta honoured. This is a duty that everybody has and which must be obeyed. This is not an issue that can cause the Head of State to cause the two Houses of Parliament to waste their time to sit and listen to. If you look at this---"
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