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    "id": 590914,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "I want to conclude by saying that we have come a long way in improving the character and stature of our Judiciary. This is a path which we have to remain faithful to. Today, the most gripping debate in this country is about the ICC. I sat in the 10th Parliament as we grappled with this challenge of the ICC. As the 10th Parliament, we had the choice of either handling this matter locally here or sending it to the ICC. One of the greatest fears at that time was the inherent weaknesses in our judicial set up. Our very real fears at that time were that if we were to attempt to allow this matter to be handled here, maybe we did not have the judicial capacity. Even as we politicise this matter, I remember sitting in what is the Senate Chamber today and watching the then Prime Minister, Raila Amolo Odinga, shed tears on the Floor of the House. It was the first time and I believe the last time I have seen tears in the Chamber of this National Assembly. My party leader shed tears trying to convince Parliament to establish a local tribunal. Today, I sit back and marvel at the dishonesty defining this debate. Hon. Raila Odinga is mixed up with the whole discussion of fixing when deep in his heart and also by deed, he did everything humanely possible to ensure that this matter was dealt with locally."
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