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"content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the Motion on the Floor. When the President was giving his Address yesterday he reminded this nation of the work this Parliament has done. We have passed so many Bills. Parliament has been legislating all along. However, when you listen to the civil society, read what is in the media, they keep on accusing Parliament of not performing. Let them tell us which Bills are pending in this House. Do we have a backlog of work that is already on the table for us to do? When I was at the university, at the graduate school, one of the things I was told while being trained is that you must appreciate what others do and what others have done. If you do not, you are not worth being in the graduate school. That is what I learnt. This Parliament has been doing so much work; we have been legislating, we have been approving the Budget for this country and the country is working; is there a backlog of pending Bills or unapproved Government Budget? It is not there! We keep reading in the newspapers, and when we listen to the FM stations callers keep on accusing Parliament of not working. To me, those people do not deserve to do whatever they are doing, because they do not appreciate what others have done. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my colleagues have talked about this ICC issue; The Hague. Those who supported The Hague are in the record of this House â the HANSARD. It is clear. As a Member of this House, I supported the local arrangement to handle the post-election violence suspects. I remember I talked of, if someone was taken to The Hague, we would need to consider the cost of travel, the cost of ferrying lawyers and witnesses; it is expensive. Some of the people whose names have been mentioned--- We have permanent records in this House and nobody will remove them. Mr. Ruto supported The Hague. He said, âDo not be vague. It is The Hagueâ. Now, today, The Hague has come---"
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