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    "content": "“Despite any other provision in this Constitution, the following rights and fundamental freedoms shall not be limited- (a) freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; (b) freedom from slavery or servitude; (c) the right to a fair trial; and (d) the right to an order of habeas corpus. It is true that Sen. Mong’are may have erred grievously against our party before. However, it would have been quite in order for the decision to de-whip him to have been done following his being called by the party and asked to answer one basic question which is; “Are you a supporter of the CORD coalition or not?” If his answer was that he does not support the CORD Coalition, then he would have been de-whipped, but not on the same day that he is allowed by the party to be in that Committee and then be de- whiped. What message have we passed to the people about our party? As much as I respect the leader of the party, I do not respect wrong decisions that make our party look draconian before Kenyans. Where are the rights of the minority of this country; that to be a leader of a committee of the magnitude of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC), one must belong to a certain ethnic group? Where will the minority go to? I have been a fighter all my life in Parliament for the rights of minority and the marginalized groups. Here was an opportunity for a Member of one of the small groups of this country to lead a committee and for us to have an opportunity to see his statesmanship. Why could he not be called and warned? This is prescribed in the Constitution of our coalition."
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