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    "content": "I wish to thank the President for talking about security and peace in this country and the need for our people to be one. Elections are usually problematic; there are those for and those against. That is what democracy is all about. However, it is not possible to always get what you want from an election. Others succeed while others fail. Whenever one fails and does not concede always, it is unfair to other contenders and the country at large. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there have been a lot of problems for so many years in the countries surrounding us. Somalia, for instance, has been in turmoil from the 1990s. I, therefore, urge Kenyans to be tolerant of one another and respect one another. Elections are very divisive and problematic. If we do not respect one another and do what is good for this country, we could get ourselves into a lot of trouble. Some of us do not want to end up as refugees. However, given the way some people are behaving in this country, it looks like they might create problems for all of us. I urge everyone to be tolerant. The presidential results were annulled and the President agreed to go for a second round of elections. He was magnanimous because such things do not happen in many African countries. We would have been in a lot of trouble now as a result of that. I hope that we shall all go for a peaceful election on the 26th of October. If we talk of no elections at this stage, we will land ourselves in problems. There were chaos yesterday and today in this town. Our economy is going down the drain. Where are we headed to if we continue in this direction? Mr. Speaker, Sir, let us not look at the people who want to benefit from the election. We should look at Kenya; the Wanjiku, Amina and Halima who do not know what is happening and the reason people are fighting for power. While some people are fighting for their survival and thinking about what they will eat tomorrow, others are fighting over who is mightier or stronger. That is not good for this country. I wish to caution my colleagues from both sides, who are fond of going to the Press to incite Kenyans. That is very sad because it will not help anyone. It is unfortunate if anyone thinks otherwise. We can all see what is happening to our stock exchange. Some of us who had some money there have lost everything. Those who have large amounts of money are the ones who are left with something. Please do not make us poorer; we are already poor. Whatever little we had has gone down the drain, yet we are still being pushed to the end. Let us not mess up this country. Let us not joke about peace and stability. I was out of Parliament for 10 years and did not lose anything literally. However, if I had decided to fight in the constituency that I served, and lead people to fight one another, what would have happened? Do you want us to go the President Museveni way? If these issues that are happening today continue, we will then go that way. How will that help Kenya? I do not think that it will help anybody. I saw President Mugabe attack somebody at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) but he cannot even walk. People want President Uhuru Kenyatta to become a dictator for the next 30 or 40 years like President Mugabe and that will not help our brothers on the other side. I urge all Kenyans to respect one another and to think of the poor mothers. Today, there have been demonstrations and some innocent people have suffered because they were been beaten up for wanting to eject somebody out of his office yet"
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