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"content": "when Mr. Ocampo announced the names of his six suspects, one 14-year old Danson Mungai Nuthu in my own constituency, upon hearing the name of one Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta being mentioned, committed suicide. It is a very sad state of affairs. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to me, Mr. Ocampo is guilty of taking away an innocent life. This person would not have died if Mr. Ocampo had not announced the names on that list. Besides, there is no way Mr. Ocampo would be announcing names of people as if he was a politician. Clearly, a prosecutor would take the list to the court and then the court would issue the summonses at the appropriate time. However, a person who calls a Press conference, so that he can announce names of suspects, to me, is playing politics. This document, which has been tabled by hon. Kioni, is very clear. It is written by the Ambassador of the USA, and it reads:- “Providing support for witness protection will significantly improve the odds under which the International Criminal Court will be able to indict several key suspects of post-election violence. Such indictments, particularly if they are made public – which was done – would be a major blow to the culture of impunity and likely to help alter political dynamics in a positive way”. That is a clear case of politics. It is a clear agenda. I would have absolutely no reason why I would not support this motion. Hon. Karua talked clearly and said that Parliament failed to form a local tribunal in 2008. Yes, it is indeed true but if you fail today, it does not mean that tomorrow, we will not pass it. Even today, how many Members tried to come to Parliament? They failed to come, they will still try tomorrow. If you fail to marry today if you are not married, it does not mean that you will not get married tomorrow. You should go on and marry. So, to me, something that we did not do in 2008, we have an opportunity now to rectify the problem. There is no better time like now. Finally, I am appealing to all those who have presidential ambitions in this country not to celebrate when they see their competitors facing problems. Somebody might think that things are going to be easy but at the end of the day, things might turn the other way round. Thank you very much, I support."
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