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    "content": "event occurred. Therefore, there has been no notice in terms of giving this assembly a 24- hour notice in order to deal with this matter. Members of the opposite side should know that former President Moi became a statesman during the last years of his regime. He would come to the House and some of us would address the House while he sat. He listened throughout however complicated issues were. Even on procedural issues, he would sit and listen to what people were saying. However, we are developing a habit where, like now, we just come here and wait to vote. An august assembly like this cannot be called just to vote. We have to look at every issue that comes before us and even listen to those that we do not disagree with. Sufficient time should be given to everybody to express themselves in this particular regard. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what affects Kenya is because of the things we do like we are doing now. Kenya became a one-party State because we were called one day and told that there was a constitutional amendment that we had to pass that afternoon, and it happened. The removal of the Auditor-General, like we are now dealing with the Auditor-General and judges of the High Court and the Court of Appeal was done in one day. A Motion was brought by an Attorney-General who, instead of giving good advice to the Government said: “We are prepared to carry the instructions of the Executive.” That was done within one day and it cost very many days thereafter to get the new Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am afraid at this rate. I am looking at, particularly, the Office of the Auditor-General because we have amendments to the Constitution through back door legislation; where an Office of the Auditor-General (Corporations) was established to undermine the Office of D.G. Njoroge who is doing a wonderful job. So, let Kenya not become a mobocracy. We want Kenya to continue to be a constitutional---"
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