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    "content": "Today we are celebrating the day of the African Child. We remember those children who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976. It is also a day marked by creating awareness about quality education of the African Child. It reminds us of the struggles the outgoing Chief Justice and others who put this country first have gone through to ensure that we enjoy some of the rights and freedoms. It is important to go further to what he spoke about in ensuring that we build a Kenya that all of us will be proud of. I have said this in other fora and I will also say it here on this Floor because as we move closer to elections we are witnessing political temperatures rising in this country. Hate speech should not be condoned by this Senate and country. We can only be seated in this Senate, have a President and even an opposition leader to lead this country if we have peace. In the absence of peace, we cannot transact business in this House. Anybody who incites members of the public to violence must face the full force of the law. No person is above the law. No person should be allowed to incite other Kenyans. No one has a right to evict a Kenyan from one place to another. We should continue to be united as one nation. We can compete in elections and any other thing, but ensure that we have one country that we can be proud of. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the former Chief Justice said that the Constitution created the Supreme Court, devolution and the Senate. He went further to say that there is an inclusion of all Kenyans. When you see some of us seated in this House, it is evident that the one-thirds rule which gives women, minority and persons living with disabilities the opportunity to participate in nation building is respected. That is the country we want to build; a country where no person is left behind. We, as a nation want to move together to correct the injustices that were committed against some communities for a long time. There are many things that we also attribute to him and his leadership. The other day, they advertised for a tender to construct a law court. They are now constructing a law court in Maralal. He said that when he took over even washrooms were an issue. We took it as a joke, but that was the situation. It is a fundamental issue. He achieved a lot. This was not a mean feat. We should be proud of cases being expedited in the Judiciary. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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