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    "content": "lost that we are here discussing a procedural Motion to form a Select Committee to amend the election laws. It is a sad day for the people of Kenya that we even thought of amending laws because this will bring chaos in the Republic of Kenya. We have come a long way and the Jubilee government is trying to bring chaos and intimidation. People have been killed and a number of injustices that we thought we had left in the previous regimes committed. Kenya has a Constitution and we cannot mutilate laws just because of a tyranny of numbers. I want to state in this House that we will resist this by all means. If you think that you have the tyranny of numbers, we have the people of Kenya behind us. Even if you pass these laws here because of the tyranny of numbers, we will organize ourselves and call for mass action in this Republic of Kenya in order to defeat these ambiguous amendments that will take us back to the dark ages. I want to believe that anybody who wants a bright future would oppose these amendments to the election law. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to tell the people of Kisumu County to be prepared from next Monday. We will have demonstrations here in Nairobi County and the entire Kenya to make sure that the plan by the Government to take us back to the dark ages is defeated by the people of Kenya. We will not be afraid. Why should you even preempt the death of the Chairman of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Mr. Chebukati, who will announce the presidential results? What are you thinking? Is there any plan? You need to come out clearly about this Bill. You cannot make a Bill to threaten and intimidate people. The other day we saw how this Government was trying to intimidate the Judiciary. I want to thank God for Chief Justice Maraga. He stood firm to make sure that all the ills and intention to take us back to the dark ages failed. Kenyans, wherever they are, should prepare for demonstrations on Mondays and Fridays. We want to bring this country to a standstill through mass action. In fact, we will not go for the so-called repeat presidential election, unless---"
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