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    "content": "to bilateral countries and ask them to assist us? It is precisely because the resources that we generate locally here are not sufficient to meet our needs. We have a very major job to do. We know very well that if you look at the percentage of the number of Kenyans who live below the poverty line it is about 50 per cent and it is growing. If you look at the streets and even the small towns back at home, you will find that there are a lot of young people all around because there are no employment opportunities for them. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to mobilize the resources, both domestically and externally to be able to use them to generate employment opportunities for our youth. This will enable us to fight poverty. Yes, it is true an Ambassador may say certain things and we become very unhappy. However, when there is good relationship between the two countries, there are some other ways of dealing with it. That is normally done through diplomatic channels. We have not yet exhausted these diplomatic channels. I would wish to urge hon. Members to allow the Government to follow diplomatic channels, so that we can resolve the problem. As we resolve the problem, the relationship between our two countries will remain. Why should we want now to destroy the relationship between Kenya and America when the current President of America is a son of a Kenyan? Why do we want to do so? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we can talk to the American Government. I want to assure you that diplomatic channels are being followed. We are doing so. So, please, rather than raising the temperatures and following a scenario which we do not know where it will end, let us encourage diplomatic channels. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with the new constitutional dispensation, we are able to build stronger institutions than we had under the old constitution. At that particular time, you will remember that we tried to put in place a local mechanism in the form of a tribunal. It became very difficult because we could not establish a local mechanism to investigate and prosecute those who were heavily involved with the post-election violence. We could not meet the threshold of the Rome Statute because our Judiciary was viewed as totally incapable. Our police was seen to be incapable. The prosecution office was seen not to be capable without having credibility. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with the kind of Constitution that Kenyans have put in place, we should be able to put in place a very strong and credible Judiciary. Forget about the little quarrel here and there because we shall go over that."
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