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"speaker_name": "Mr. Musyoka",
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not use the word âneverâ. If my friend, the hon. Member for Rangwe, felt that way, I sincerely apologise. There are certain words I can never use. All I meant to say was that he did not contribute to this particular Statement. I think he had issues with a colleague, but not with me. That is actually correct. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Imanyara feels that we should make direct appearance before the ICC. Indeed, he is a learned friend for many years, and we have come together a long way, right from the university. I can tell you that in Addis Ababa, the European ambassadors accredited to the African Union, actually tried to argue like the hon. Member for Imenti Central. They asked why Kenya did not use the provisions of Article 19, which basically deals with inadmissibility of evidence; they said we should just go before the ICC and argue that way. As a Government, we felt that, that was not the route that we wanted to pursue, because that engages you directly and you can never know whether you can get back your sovereignty. As much as I feel persuaded by Mr. Imanyaraâs argument that we should deal directly with the ICC, I feel that he should also be persuaded that deferral is a better option; I want to thank him for conceding that."
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