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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think there are hon. Members who still think that this Parliament is an appendage of the Executive. Your ruling has affirmed the supremacy of parliamentary democracy and I think some of us are thoroughly committed to it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was very careful even in the wording of this Motion for the purposes of the Standing Order that you have read. I am talking about the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. That is an agreement that already been done and it is being implemented. It is now reaching a very critical stage and the Tenth Parliament seems to have lost its memory. Just in 2008, we had chaos. You know what it means to go through an election. All we are saying is to appreciate and applaud the efforts by the Executive. It took our President, Mr. Kibaki, because Al Bashir could not come here because of the ICC to go to Ethiopia and convene an IGAD Committee on the peaceful resolution of the Southern Sudan referendum. If Members read a bit and understood what is happening, they would not have raised those objections. The root causes of conflict in Southern Sudan are based on resources, power sharing, the role of religion in the state, ethnicity and self determination. It is not for Kenya or this Parliament - and I will belabour that point - for us to tell them which way to go. We want our country as the Chair of IGAD, to do all in its power, including talking to the other Member States, to make sure there is a peaceful referendum in Sudan. I am aware that the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security and the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prof. Saitoti, has been moving around the partner countries to ensure that a peaceful referendum takes place. What is wrong with this House urging the Executive to do its job thoroughly? It is in order and we want to support. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since I was concluding before I was rudely interrupted by my good friends, which is the nature of democracy, I beg to move and ask hon. C. Kilonzo to second me. I hope Members will read the Motion properly and not impute improper motives. Everything is according to the words of the Motion."
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