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    "content": "prove my efforts in promotion of peace and ethnic reconciliation in the Republic of Kenya. I came out and declared my interest just outside here when Koffi Annan was in this very Chamber talking about a grand coalition Government. I also want to declare that I was indeed the whip of the Central Kenya Parliamentary Group chaired by Eng. Ephraim Maina, with Lenny Kivuti as the Treasurer and Esther Murugi as the Secretary. Indeed, I participated very aggressively in mobilizing members from my home region to contribute even to have their salaries cut by an order through the Clerk of the National Assembly, to create a kitty so that we could help victims of the post election violence including those from other communities that were assembled in our centres. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, I want to declare that indeed, Nyeri County was the first larger district to mobilize Members of Parliament, all Provincial Administrators led by the Central Provincial Commissioner, Mr. Rugut and all Members of Parliament and our councilors to assemble in our home town of Nyeri to mobilize resources which we then the same day, took in conjunction with Red Cross to members of other communities for fear of being attacked in our home town, assembling at the Central Police Station in Nyeri. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Prof. Kamar has also disclosed that while we were passing the National Accord at night here, we were lodged in Ljubljana Stovenia (??) struggling for three consecutive days, to remove five very aggravating motions that would have placed Kenya as a pariah state through the forum of the European Union, Africa Carribean and Pacific group of countries. It is important for us to do that which we believe will bring change, reconciliation and affirm our positions. However, let the House hear very clearly that when we do so, we are not saying that those who perpetrated heinous crimes against innocent Kenyans must go scot free. I have shared with my colleagues here that any effort we are making to have petty trivial ethnic alliances over the weekends and making statements is not helping to make Kenya better and more sovereign. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if I am permitted, I should also say that my name is in the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHCR) Report as having mobilized resources to obtain weapons to go and fight members of other communities. Yet, a Member from ODM has already confided in me as a father – because he qualifies to be so - that an effort was made by a delegation from a party that I mentioned, without any prejudice, to Washington; even mobilizing members of staff of KNHRC so that there could be a second report which would remove some of the names that were included in the first report, so that the likes of Kabando wa Kabando could be on the list. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, given another opportunity for those hyenas who did oath and plan murder, I will mobilize even more seriously to ensure that victims get justice. Finally, names are being mentioned. If the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta will suffer because of mobilizing resources to help those who were being raped, murdered and torched and yet, some of us could not even have the courtesy to even attend a funeral in our constituencies or villages because those who were being buried were not from our ethnic group, then the price is not too high to pay. I beg to support."
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