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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, justice has a process to undergo. What is happening at The Hague is perhaps different from what we would expect from our courts. Some may argue that these issues should have been handled in our local courts, while others said that it was better to go to The Hague, but at the end of the day what matters is justice to be done. We are now in 2014 and are yet to conclude this matter. Closure to this matter is very essential if we are also going to recover and move ahead as a nation. There is an old saying, “that justice delayed is justice denied.” I do not know whether the processes at The Hague will really amount to true justice, if there will be indefinite delays in concluding this matter. There is already doubt in the minds of people arising from the fact that even the prosecutor says that they have not found adequate evidence to sustain this case. It would be proper for a matter like this one which really concerns the nation to be brought to a just end. That will satisfy all the victims. This is because by delaying you may also be creating other victims from the whole process. What happens at the end of the trial when the accused is found not guilty in any way? Will they not have also become victims? The best way to handle these matters even as the cases go on at the ICC is to adopt the truth and reconciliation route that was recommended and that has been used and worked elsewhere. We seem to have reached a situation where we have kept that aside. As a country, we should pursue the path of reconciling our people. I am not saying that some form of reconciliation has not commenced; maybe individuals have gone to church and reconciled to some degree, but at the end of the day we should find out whether everybody has been reconciled after what happened that year. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we should not view the ICC case as a way of dividing us further. The case is ongoing and the lawyers are handling it. This matter should not be looked at in a partisan way so that it divides us socially and politically. As a country, what we need most is unity. This country is facing a lot of challenges; poverty, lack of adequate food, heavy rains, inadequate health facilities et cetera. We should focus on other areas of development in order to move forward. We also have enemies in the name of terrorists. During the post election violence, we lost lives and we continue losing lives. Our economy has been affected because of the threat of terrorism. Therefore, as a country and even as leaders, we need to remain united and focused on these issues even as we know that very soon we shall be going for elections. But elections should never be something that divides us in a manner that we become a fragmented country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I note and would like to urge all Kenyans to remain united to face the challenges ahead. Other countries are moving and Kenya needs to move. 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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