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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Owen Yaa Baya",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Kilifi North",
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        "legal_name": "Owen Yaa Baya",
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    "content": "this country. Electoral justice and all other forms of justice cannot be achieved without an adequate reform agenda. Where I come from, the late Ronald Gideon Ngala, stood to build a country at Independence without considering where he came from. He looked at himself as a nationalist. Jomo Kenyatta was a nationalist who wanted to build this country at Independence until he became president and did what he did. Today, as Members of this House, it is time we all joined the reform movement. A reformed IEBC is good for everybody, whether you are in Jubilee or NASA. To stand on the way of the reform process and disallow people from exercising what is contained in Article 37 like what we saw yesterday in the streets, where people were peacefully demonstrating and trying to air their views as provided in Article 1 of the Constitution, is not good. The sovereign will rests with the people and they can exercise it either by giving it to elected Members of Parliament or elected bodies or themselves. But what we saw yesterday is that the police, which in this case is controlled by the Government of the day, came in full force, injured and maimed people. This must be condemned by all. We must uphold the rule of law and the Constitution that we all swore here to uphold. So, Members, as we go for this recess, I would like us to go out there and preach peace that we all belong to one nation. This country will be there after 26th October. But whether it will be one country or not depends on what we do during the election. So, I would like to urge Members we take the opportunity to go out there and preach peace as we campaign. Let us not just campaign as Jubilee Members, but as Kenyans. Let us not just campaign as NASA Members, but as Kenyans, so that we do not have a situation like the one we had in 2007. I beg to support the Motion. Thank you very much."
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