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    "content": "relationships that this country has witnessed between the President and the Deputy President are commendable. If we had 47 governors working in the same way in our counties, we would unite communities in our counties. As the leadership of this country, we want to appreciate the many Kenyans who prayed for the President and have continually prayed for the Deputy President all the time that he has had to travel to The Hague. Whereas the International Criminal Court (ICC) issue was thought to be a personal issue to the President and the Deputy President, if you look at the reception of the President when he came back from the ICC and the prayers that Kenyans continue to make for the Deputy President together with Mr. Joshua arap Sang, it tells you that this is a personal issue not only to the President, Deputy President and Joshua arap Sang, but also to millions of Kenyans in this country who are willing to travel with our leaders all through the process of the ICC. That is a clear testimony. The ICC needs to expedite their process, clear up the cases and give a clear verdict to allow the President, Deputy President and Joshua arap Sang to continue engaging in their responsibilities and duties, as citizens in this country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the kind of co-operation that our country has given to the ICC is commendable. For the Government of Kenya to share intelligence reports and critical information with the ICC, it is a clear testimony and demonstration of the highest level of cooperation that any country can give to the ICC. Therefore, it is important that the prosecutor and the entire mechanism at the ICC do not engage in utterances that seem to suggest that the country has not cooperated, when it has given the ICC the highest level of cooperation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to commend the work done by the Attorney- General of this country. He has presented the Government position at the ICC, communicated clearly and even educated the ICC on our own constitutional processes and legal mechanisms, so that the ICC is properly advised on how to proceed in terms of seeking some of the information that they think the Kenyan Government should share with them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on several occasions, looking at the Attorney- General of Kenya canvassing and giving his position, sometimes the court has demanded some of the things in a manner that imagines that Kenya is a banana republic where you can just get things done in whatever way that you want them done. It is important for people to know that whereas we have domesticated some of these international instruments, we are still bound by our Constitution and legislations. Therefore, any credible international institution must conform to our Constitution and follow the legislations that exist in our country in terms of seeking the co-operation. It would be unconstitutional for our Government in this country to break some of the regulations, 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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