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    "content": "of repetitive details. I want to make one thing very clear on why I am supporting this Motion. That is the fact that Mr. Moreno-Ocampo cannot claim to have any evidence that he himself collected, apart from the evidence that was collected from the busy-bodies in this country. Those were busy-bodies who were out to make money and create fictitious stories. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will give you a very practical example. A few days ago in my constituency, a busy-body in the name of Western Kenya Human Rights Watch came up with a statement to the effect that they have water-tight evidence of a revival of a militia group. When the police told him to present the water-tight evidence, he went underground. Those are the people that Mr. Moreno-Ocampo is solely relying on for evidence to take to the ICC. Whenever Mr. Moreno-Ocampo used to come to this country, he ended up in Harambee House with the two Principals. He never went to any hotspot to carry out any investigations. For us to give the kind of international celebrity status to a rogue prosecutor is very unfortunate. We must rise as a nation to say no to this culture of international impunity. As I speak today, many African countries have no respect for the ICC. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if I may read from the Broklyne Institution, it reads:- “However, the support for the ICC among African countries has waned considerably. An increasing segment of Africans no longer consider ICC a credible institution to adjudicate in cases of crimes against humanity. Its activities are viewed with suspicion if not outright disdain.” President Kagame of Rwanda has referred to the ICC as an imperialist institution that was established to solely deal with African countries. The African Union (AU) President Jean Ping has criticized the ICC for purely judging Africans. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the same rogue prosecutor wanted to use Kenya as an example. What is happening in Cote D’voire? We should not entertain a situation whereby we are disregarding our institutions. We have a reform process in this country. Let us respect that and say no to this rogue prosecutor. He should go to the ICC and find a different employment for himself or go back to his country of origin."
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