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    "id": 529100,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much. I also rise to add my voice in congratulating the President, for not just a very informed speech, but also very informed actions. In doing what he did and telling Kenyans what he told them, he emphasized that Kenya is a nation that respects the rule of law, not just internally, but also externally. There are those who had advised him not to take this particular action and not to present himself to The Hague, but I think what he did was wise. It is wise, not only because of the fact that we, as a nation, are seen to be respectful of the international community, but also because in a sense it was also a set up. There are those who would have wanted him not to go to The Hague, so that The Hague could then turn around and issue a warrant of arrest saying that he had refused to attend the court hearing. Therefore, they would have assumed that he is a criminal forthwith. Therefore, in a manner of speaking, the President called the bluff of the ICC. Mr. Speaker, Sir, like Sen. Mwazo, I was sitting in that chamber. It was embarrassing moment, not for the President, but the ICC. This is because the President 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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