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    "content": "in receipt of a memorandum from the IEBC which had been submitted earlier on in the National Assembly. The originators of some of the ideas which I have contested – I am not pre-empting debate – came from technical people. The fact that a political party supports or does not support should, therefore, not cloud the idea that these things have been raised by agencies that deal with election matters. We must continue to respect the institutions of our country, however difficult or weak they are. This is because we do not have an alternative and the fallback is anarchy. It is the rule of men as opposed to the rule of law in our country. I plead with the House that as we hopefully wait for the Committee to do the public participation and as we have another special sitting next week, let us put our country ahead of any other loyalties that we may be having. I am willing to put down the loyalties of any other institution other than Kenya, for the sake of a fruitful conclusion of this matter. I plead with the House to minimize the partisan comments that could jeopardise the work of the Committee or midwifing that this House is expected to perform by the people of Kenya. Respecting institutions and processes; respecting democracy, including painfully accepting where the majority has had their way, which is not comfortable to the minority; is at the bedrock of any good constitutional country. We must honour our country and this nation. It is where we live, work, raise our families and bury our dead. Please, let us restrain ourselves from making comments that may jeopardise this process. I am very hopeful that the Committee involved chaired by the able Attorney- General Emeritus of this country, the Senator for Busia County, somebody who has steered very delicate processes even internationally, I am very sure that what has eluded this country in the past weeks or months in terms of stabilizing the electoral process will be found and from now hence forth, one way or another, we will see light at the end of the tunnel, stabilize our country, put our people together and move together as a united people without a winner or loser. If at all there will be a winner, it will be our country Kenya. I request that we tolerate and support the Committee. We can use our positions to enrich the work of the Committee. I hope the technical people will help us reach a solution."
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