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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ekomwa",
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        "legal_name": "James Lomenen Ekomwa",
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    "content": "Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support the Motion. It is a very fundamental Motion in this nation. It is not an issue of NASA or Jubilee. All of us in this august House represent Kenyans. We are elected by the people of Kenya. This Motion reminds us of something. One, it reminds us that we have to prepare for elections on 26thOctober between Jubilee and NASA. We need to be patient. This date was not decided by Hon. Lomenen or the Speaker or the President. It was decided by the IEBC, which is constitutional. So, whether you are panicking or you are not ready, the election will be conducted on 26th. I want to ask my colleagues on the Jubilee side: Why do you blame NASA? What do you expect NASA to do? They are the Opposition and they are entitled to make noise, demonstrate, and oppose whatever we are doing. That is their work. Suppose they keep quiet? You will be bored in this nation. You will have nothing to do. We need to be checked. So, whatever they are doing, I enjoy. Whether you are doing it in a wrong way, Kenyans are watching. Whether you are doing it the right way, Kenyans are watching. I think the Supreme Court was very fair. Jubilee won, but the Opposition, as usual said they it had not won. This is not fair. They gained their pleasure in the Supreme Court verdict. Now they are saying they were given another chance to try. This is their third time. They have been given another chance. If they misuse that chance, they will go to the Supreme Court again. They always gain pleasure when they go to the Supreme Court. For us in Jubilee, we gain pleasure when we go for elections because we are sure we are prepared. We do not make noise, but we mobilise our voters in millions and they vote. The NASA continues complaining, going to the streets, but the streets are not ballot boxes. Streets are streets. You cannot cast you anger or defeat at the Supreme Court. You have to accept the fact. In fact, I sympathise with the Leader of the Minority Party who was saying, “Jubilee, can you bite the bullet”. Who are supposed to be patient? We won. When the results were nullified, we accepted and we said we are ready to go for another election. Now, who are supposed to be advised to be patient? It is NASA. So, we are advising NASA to be patient. Be ready for another defeat and then go to the Supreme Court because we are tired. The NASA is misusing the Supreme Court. They should be ready for the elections. They should go and mobilise their people. They are wasting our time. We want to go and mobilise for votes. We are specialised in The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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