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    "content": "up with the Report. I think the Committee has come with the most voluminous reports which had several volumes. I want to specially recognize the leadership of the secretariat in the name of a lady called Ms. Eunice Gichangi. If there is any promotion to be done in this Parliament, it is that lady who should be promoted together with the other officers who worked with us. They were very efficient and they did Parliament proud. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, may I take this opportunity to thank the coalition leaders in Parliament; both the Majority and Minority leaders, who went through the recommendations and supported the report, specifically the Senate Majority Leader (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, the Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Wetangula) Hon. Duale, the National Assembly Leader of Majority and Hon. Nyenze, the National Assembly Minority Leader because they supported us all the way and they signed the Report, finally, as required by the Motion. Also, allow me to thank the coalition leaders. On the Jubilee side, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy, His Excellency William Ruto who supported this process through difficult times but when the Report came to them finally, they said it should be adopted by both Houses because they commended the Committee for doing a good job. Also, allow me to thank the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leaders led by the Right Hon. Raila Odinga, Hon. Moses Wetangula and Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka who have also supported the work of this Committee. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as my Co-Chair has said, I think the President and Raila Odinga did us proud as a country when they appeared at the Holy Family Basilica during the memorial service of the Late President Jomo Kenyatta. That was a very good show by the leadership of this country so that we should not be defined by hatred as political leaders I want to especially thank Hon. Raila Odinga for coming out in total support of the work of the Committee and stating that this Report should be adopted without any change; any comma or full stop. This is the strongest endorsement that the Report has got and I commend him for that. We are living in a country that is deeply divided by its leaders on selfish, hypocritical and ethnic agenda; a country where leaders in their political struggles maim, kill and destroy property, just to retain or capture power. We were happy that the two main contestants, Hon. Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta, have assured Kenyan that never again will a brother kill a brother or sister and never again shall we shed blood in our electoral contests. This is the new mood that this country will move to. It was our privilege, as a Committee, to be the team that sowed seeds of friendship and solidarity in this country between the Opposition and Government. We know that much of the violence has been caused by mistrust and elections that have been said to be a sham and do not truly reflect the wishes of the people of Kenya. As a Committee, we knew that our primary responsibility was to improve the electoral environment; to bring reforms that will ensure that this country will have genuine, peaceful, free, fair and transparent elections that will truly reflect the will of the people of Kenya. It is our hope that all the candidates will accept the verdict of the people after the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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