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    "speaker_name": "September 28, 2017 SENATE DEBATES 47 Sen. (Eng.) Maina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support that we adjourn. The reason we are adjourning is because a constitutional body ruled that we have a repeat of the election. We, as Senators, we took oath to protect the Constitution. Therefore, anybody holding a different view should know that the Constitution is supreme in this country. We need to go and talk to our constituents and Kenyans. We seem to think that this country is a theatre and therefore are advocating for violence. We have witnessed violence in this country before and other countries which end up with people dying. We tend to think that violence happened somewhere in the North Pole and not around us. Therefore, I would like to appeal to this House and to the leaders of this country, and I stand to be corrected, it is a sin for anybody to perpetuate words or actions that can lead this country to violence. It is a bit worrying because of the high temperature we have put into our people, especially the youth. We have youths that are vulnerable with no employment and who are frustrated. Some people preach that they have been denied justice and their rights in this country. We may think demonstration is a casual affair. Irrespective of the intentions, once we start it and it gets out of hand, none of us will be spared. It is the responsibility of leaders of this country to preach peace. I call upon the leaders of both Houses to be careful on their utterances because we are provoking people and they are listening. What has happened is that the Kenyans are now divided down the middle. There is a definite line when you listen to the two corners. Therefore, it is upon us, as leaders, who took the oath to serve all Kenyans to be responsible. Could we shift from what we have been doing? I do not support the view that we are adjourning so that we sit somewhere and mutilate the Constitution. The Temporary Speaker, Sir, the amendments being proposed here emanate from the ruling of the Supreme Court. That is why our country is in the current situation. I do believe that we, as leaders, have a duty to give our people hope. We should not divide them and incite them to violence for our selfish ends. As we adjourn, every one of us should go and utilise this time to preach peace to their constituents. We preach to them to obey the Constitution and the laws. I hope all of us, as leaders, will do good for the sake of this nation."
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