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    "content": "tells me I may do, but what humanity, reason and justice tell me I ought to do’. This country is guided by the rule of law. We, therefore, ought to respect the public institutions and the Kenyan citizens who volunteer or commit themselves to working in those institutions. We have seen the call for mass action that is aimed at removing certain individuals from public office. This in itself has caused tension. There were skirmishes and running battles yesterday between members of the public and our security personnel when they went to demonstrate at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) premises at Anniversary Towers. This also happened in various pockets across the country. I thank God because these so-called demonstrations were not successful. It was just a handful of individuals who were demonstrating. There comes a time when we have to ask ourselves hard questions. As a country, we are losing a lot. During our retreat in Naivasha, we were told by the leaders of the business community; KEPSA, that billions of shillings are being lost because of the current political situation. We have heard casual labourers being told not to report to work the next day until they are asked to do so because the situation is not predictable. We have heard our political leaders say that there will be no election. We swore to defend the Constitution. It is the Constitution that provides legal mechanism on how to deal with someone if they have been found to have conducted any criminal activity. We know that somebody has gone to court to seek that the person against whom demonstrations are being called for be charged yet that is not enough. Today, the IEBC had called for a bipartisan meeting from both sides of the political divide to discuss whatever hampers the process. As a country, we are being held at ransom. We are being forced to accede to the demands of certain individuals. This country is bigger than any one individual. We cannot predicate our future on the basis of the ambitions of certain individuals to the detriment of all of us. We are in a situation where we have postponed our election from 17th to 26th October, 2017. This has affected the exam calendar. When preparing for an exam, one requires a conducive environment to prepare well and pass the exams. We have a situation where our children who are in boarding schools are being forced to contend with the heightened political tension. We are now seeing people, who call themselves the business community, want to come out and protect their property. We are setting---"
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