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    "id": 529088,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Elachi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Motion and also thank the President for standing firm for the sovereignty of this country. Today, the institution of the Senate finds itself in a dilemma. It is that respect of an institution that we need to uphold so that we can get out respect. That is what the President did for this country. He stood with humility for the sake of the institution of presidency of this country. He stood up for 40 million Kenyans to earn the respect of the whole world. The President also stood firm to ensure that the relationship we have with the African Union (AU) continues to flourish knowing very well that they stood with Kenya. Therefore, he had to keep that promise. That is why he had to ensure that Kenya continues because Kenya is bigger than any one of us. Indeed, that is what he showed us. I also want to thank the Deputy President. Whether we like it or not, he also made history. When we document our history, it will be said one time, he was the acting President of the Republic of Kenya. He was, indeed, an acting President at one time, whether it was for one hour or 48 hours. Mr. Speaker, Sir, yesterday, I interrupted the Senate Minority Leader, who is also my leader from western Kenya and I respect him, because I think the issue of respect of institutions must be upheld. If we need to see that happening, then we must show an example. It is from this Senate that we will get people who will vie for Presidency of this country. Therefore, one will need respect when that time comes. As I speak, we, as Kenyans, need to uphold the rule of law. We must respect the institutions created by our Constitution. It is unfortunate, the way some of us play political games on this issue. In 2007/2008 all of us were in this mess. We know that the Tenth Parliament pushed us to The Hague. We should ask ourselves how Kenya can come out of this mess. It is sad that we have continued politicizing the whole process. We have decided that the ones who are there are the ones who were the perpetrators. That is very wrong. With the new dispensation, it is time we focus ourselves positively on how we deal with these issues. The Senate must be an institution that will take Kenya to the next level. Kenyans are looking upon us and believe that they can find sanity within the Senate. However, if 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"
}