{"id":60565,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/60565/?format=json","text_counter":276,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Affey","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":381,"legal_name":"Mohammed Abdi Affey","slug":"mohammed-affey"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is talk about the International Criminal Court (ICC). This is an important matter, particularly what we are going through now as a country. I think for stability to prevail and Kenya to be a viable State, the most important thing we should focus on is national reconciliation and healing. An hon. Member said: “Initially, you wanted the Hague, why are you people complaining?” Yes, at the time when we were saying “let us go to the Hague”, we did not have a new constitutional dispensation. In fact, I voted for “The Hague”, then, later, after a new constitutional dispensation was realized, none other than the Chair himself, hon. Imanyara, brought a Bill to establish a local tribunal and I had an opportunity to support it. Once we have a reformed Judiciary, then we require to strengthen those institutions. What we are doing now is playing politics with a very important---"}