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"content": "wall is the best option. Probably, investment in long term peace and security with our troubled neighbour, Somalia, would have been a better option, including our support to the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Forces. These are better strategies and I hope my brother, hon. Nkaissery, will consider some of these things. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on disunity, where I come from there is clannism; but Kenya has a lot of tribalism and we need to deal with this problem. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has not done much in this area. We also need to in-build peace education in schools. On corruption, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in saying that this Report is shoddy. I feel that this is what I would have called a “first draft” in terms of structure and content. As said by my other colleagues, this report is inconsistent in a number of areas. The accused persons are very small guys – the county secretary and a procurement officer – while the allegations are against the Governor. This morning, I was reading the newspapers where one of the Governors was saying “I am not stepping down.” What we are asking Governors to do is not to step down. Stepping down is resignation. Actually, they are told to step aside. I wonder whether they know the difference between the two. In English language, stepping down is not the same as stepping aside. They must step aside. Governors must take responsibility because they are heads of these county governments. If there is failure within their dockets, they must step down. They have actually failed the initiatives that this Senate has made through our Speaker. I remember being part of a team that was trying to create harmony between Governors and Senators; trying to create a framework that would have helped this nation. However, they are not ready for it. So, they must take political responsibility for all the mess they have done. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we just saw on television last night that Prof. Jane Onsongo has actually resigned. The other two must follow suit, so that we get a new team that is ready to combat corruption in this country. On devolution, a lot is being done. Finally, I would want to conclude with the bit on the apology; which is a very important area. I want to thank His Excellency the President for at least accepting that there are so many historical injustices in this country, for example, torture, rape and murder. Today, where I come from, the sight of a military man is something that people hate because they have killed people in the past. They have robbed these people of their animals and they have actually made several people flee out of this country to neighbouring countries. The simple acknowledgment that there has been a problem in this country that has affected communities is a step in the right direction. Yes, I echo the President on this; that a sum of Kshs10 billion is not enough. However, it can, probably, only help in resettling the displaced victims in the Rift Valley as a result of the post election violence. It cannot do more than that. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is not also about restorative justice alone. We would really want to see the DPP--- Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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