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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this time to support this Motion. From the outset, I want to say that time has come for Kenyans to get the new Constitution. Secondly, if we had a credible judicial system during the last elections, we would not be in a Coalition Government. The aggrieved party could have gone to court to challenge whatever they felt was wrong, but because both parties, I am sure, believed that the Judiciary was not credible, we were forced to get into this âmarriageâ which you have seen has been very difficult to run. So, I think modernization of the judicial system is paramount; we should start with that, so that we can move ahead with building this nation peacefully. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we talk about our brothers who are supposed to be going to The Hague, our party the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), and it has been stated here, was for the referral of the cases. If somebody went to HANSARD of this House they will see that I personally voted for a local tribunal, and that is on record. It is very unfortunate that some of the hon. Members who were against a local tribunal at that time are now shouting that it is ODM that is taking their brothers to The Hague. Even as recently as yesterday, we had a meeting and we resolved that we still feel that Kenyans should be tried locally. However, of course, that can only happen if we have a credible Judiciary. Kenyans should get justice and the international community should feel that whatever investments they make here will be safeguarded."
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