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    "content": "It should be acceptable for the cases to be discontinued or not carried out when the Head of State is before the court. There are a significant number of states that constitute the membership of The Hague. The African countries constitute a very big bulk. I think the decision that the African countries make when they sit together should carry significant weight. In fact, in other situations, if they had veto power in the UN, this is where they would have used it to overrule the court cases from going on. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that the problem we had in 2007, even if it is being addressed at The Hague, in the long run, will require a local solution. This is where we need to think of how we will solve the problems and what is in store for the victims. It is important that we start realizing that we still have an opportunity to look at some of the consequences that the victims went through. I think this country has started mending fences. There has been a lot of resettlement of the displaced people. The ongoing resettlement has continued over the years and everybody who was affected by this phenomenon will be taken care of. We could also start solving this problem locally by thinking about compensation and identifying the individuals who suffered as a consequence. We need to think about compensating them. This is a better healing process. It is a local situation rather than The Hague process. Lastly, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to say a word regarding the Deputy President who has continued to deputise the President. For 48 hours, he had the constitutional responsibility to act as the President of this country. After the 48 hours, he constitutionally accepted to go back to his deputising position without any problems in an honourable way. The fact that this position can transcend from one individual Head of State to another even for a short time shows that the situation can be repeated again depending on what the circumstance may be. The two gentlemen acted in a very honourable way for the safety and security of our country. With that, I want to support and encourage Kenyans that as we go through this process of The Hague, we be reasonable, think together as the President did when he came in front of us to let everyone know about the issue regarding our country and our nation. With those few remarks, I beg to support this Motion and the Speech of the President."
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