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    "content": "The Pope is on record everywhere in the world for preaching against exclusion, deprivation and social vices that men and women visit on fellow men and women. Again, I hope that his great sermon to the people of Kenya and the world tomorrow will open the eyes and ears of the leadership of this country to learn and understand that Kenya does not have two communities; that the inclusivity enshrined in our Constitution is, in fact, a human right and a tenet of natural justice. You cannot use the pretext of election to exclude whole communities from the running and the fabric of Government. In our country, we will not allow people to sit and abuse their offices and appoint their best men at their weddings and all manner of people to Cabinet without due process because they come from their communities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we want a country that is united for a common purpose to make Kenyans feel a sense of ownership, belonging and a sense of nationalism. The Pope is coming to bring a message of goodwill and not to sanitize anybody. He is coming for the poor of the poor and that is why he is not going to meet Kenyans at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). He is going to Kangemi to meet the poorest of the poor. He is going to meet the deprived people who have suffered from the malaise of corruption, mismanagement and mal-administration in this country. He is coming to pray for the souls of the meek, the poor, the weak, the arrogant, the rich, the hungry, the corrupt and the mighty to change their dubious ways and become better Kenyans. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this awakening that we hope to have with the presence of the Pope that we are all looking forward to, should surely give us a new beginning, a new curve, a new bend and a new direction where we do not sit here, smile 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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