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    "content": "independence of the Judiciary. I would like to ask everyone to respect the independence of our institutions. I also want to talk about the demonstrations. You can see that this side of the House is not full. This is because a number of NASA Members were scattered with bullets and teargas when they went to demonstrate yet it is their democratic right. They ran away helter skelter. My knee got injured and I was limping when I came here. The police should read Article 37 of the Constitution which gives people the right to picket and demonstrate if they are not happy with anything. I do not see the reason as to why we were scattered and tear-gassed. We have no reason not to come to the House because we represent our people who elected us. Demonstrations are a constitutional right. It is allowed for us to express ourselves when we are not happy. We talk of peace which was part of the President’s speech. I am not happy when insults are thrown all over even with the top leadership. We are now condemning hon. Babu Owino while we forget what hon. Moses Kuria does every day. We should not be selective. We should be fair. As Kenyans, we need to appreciate and understand the diversity of our cultures. In Luo, we name people after some wild animals. You must have heard of people called Ondiek whichis a hyena. I do not think that a Luo would feel bad if called so. Hon. Babu’s case is a matter of not understanding and appreciating our diverse cultures. Some top leaders refer to Hon. Raila Odinga as mganga every day and that includes yesterday. In Luo, being called a witch is a very bad insult and nobody has complained about that. Hon. Raila is a top leader in this country. Ifwe want peace, we should be prepared to respect everyone. We should not be discriminative in condemning people. The Kisiis, who are my neighbours, lynch witches. If hon. Raila were to be a witch and a Kisii, he would have been lynched. As leaders, we should lead by example and show good example to the young people. We should maintain peace in this country. Let us mean what we say."
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