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    "content": "We appreciate the fact that when the President and the Deputy President were seeking the mandate to run this country, they made commitments that the cases facing them at the ICC were personal challenges and they would handle them at a personal level and not drag the entire country into the whole process. It was a great relief to note that the President lived to that promise. Sitting down in the Joint Session of Parliament and listening to the President all the way to the conclusion of his Speech, in his own words he made it clear that he did not want a situation where Kenya or the sovereignty of this nation would be put to trial. He did the honourable thing; the unprecedented step of stepping down, in his capacity as the President and appointed the Deputy President as the acting President to allow him to pursue the personal challenge. This allowed him to live by the promise that he gave Kenyans. This is the kind of leadership we expect from the President, Deputy President and from all leaders. We hope, as a country that within the next one year or so, issues affecting the three Kenyans at the ICC will be resolved. One of the cardinal rules in the justice process is speedy delivery of justice. The cases at the ICC have dragged for too long. It is important that the ICC expedites the case process so that it clears it and gives a clear verdict on the two cases facing the three Kenyans so that come the next election, this will not be an issue. We know that during the 2013 election, the ICC was one of the critical issues. Kenyans were told of choices having consequences. We had a lot of court cases which were brought as a road blocks to the candidature of some of the leaders in this country. We hope that the ICC will clear the cases and give their verdict so that Kenyans can make informed choices come 2017 without the challenges and the consideration of looking at the other issues of the ICC. As leaders in this country, our greatest responsibility is to ensure that Kenyans can live together. We must bring Kenyans together. The position taken by the President to entrust his Deputy to act as the Acting President, though provided by the Constitution, was a clear testimony of the nature of the relation and the trust that the two leaders have among themselves. This is something that all other leaders must borrow especially our county executives and Governors. We have a Constitution that provides for the offices of Governors and their running mates in the name of deputy governors. However, it is worrying to see that many deputy governors idling in offices and not being assigned duties and responsibilities. If there is something that our governors should learn from His Excellency the President, is the art of humility, trusting and working together with their deputies. The working The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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