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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Shimbwa",
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        "legal_name": "Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa",
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    "content": "do was to say that his duty was only inside the polling room, but not outside, yet the whole polling station was under him. Police officers at the polling station watched helplessly as this transpired. Nature abhors vacuum. People had to intervene to correct the situation. As I speak, some people have been charged with robbery with violence because of that incident. That is against the Bill of Rights. Kenya, being a leading country in this region, should play is rightful role in protecting the image of the Judiciary and the country by doing the right things. We are now copying Uganda, which has all along been a Military dictatorship. We are purchasing armoured personnel carriers for the police, so that they can torture our voters during elections. This shows that we are moving backwards as a country because we do not observe the rule of law. Hon. Deputy Speaker, Kenya is a good country where people love one another, but the habit of trying to confine the presidency to particular communities is taking us to a position where one day, this country will be a place where nobody wants to live. If you asked people in this country whether they love Kenya, you will find that nobody loves Kenya. If you go to the Jubilee side, they will tell you that “we are going to retain the presidency by whatever means it takes”, while we, in CORD Coalition say that “we will never allow you to do that”. What interpretation do you get out of such scenario? It is just anarchy and nothing else. During the anarchy that followed the 2007 General Election, we had to protect people from a certain community from being sacrificed. People were baying for their blood, but we could not allow such a thing to happen. Chapter Six, Article 73(1)(a) of the Constitution talks about leadership and integrity and states that:- “Authority assigned to a State officer— (a) is a public trust to be exercised in a manner that— (i) is consistent with the purposes and objects of this Constitution; (ii) demonstrates respect for the people; (iii) brings honour to the nation and dignity to the office; (iv) promotes public confidence in the integrity of the office”. Today, because the Executive does not believe in the rule of law, even County Commissioners in our respective regions take the law unto their hands. They have also become corrupt. Corruption is not just in the Judiciary, but in the whole society. If you ask anybody in this Parliament including our Committees, you will find that---"
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