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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the chance to contribute to this important Motion bearing in mind that our country is living in very interesting times. Future generations would want to refer to this particular moment and they will want to know what the leaders did to the country during that monumental time. At this moment, every Kenyan of goodwill is worried for this country. They are imagining what will happen in the next 28-29 days that may change the destiny of this country for good or for bad. It is my prayer and sincere hope that as leaders gathered here, as we discuss these issues, we will remind ourselves how we found ourselves in this situation. I agree with the contributions of my colleagues even the last speaker. She has clearly reminded us of the place of independent institutions in the Constitution. These institutions have delegated powers that are donated from the sovereign will of the people of Kenya. The Jubilee Party which I come from and the National Super Alliance (NASA) are the two main protagonists in this current debacle. One of the coalitions believes that when a ruling is made, you only take the part which suits you that annuls a presidential election but you are not bound by the part requiring that the election be undertaken by a constitutional mandated body. That is where all the trouble started. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the reason we have a constitution is that when we get to such a particular point in our country where people have different feelings and ideas on which direction the country should take, the solitary document that should bring us all back together to soberness so that we save our country is this document called the Constitution. In the Constitution, it is clearly stipulated under the Bill of Rights that each individual has a right to fair trial. The doctrine of presumption of innocence until one is proven guilty applies to all Kenyans equally and “all Kenyans” means Chiloba, Chebukati, Muhati and all the officials that members of the Opposition are now going to the streets to try to force out of office using unconstitutional means."
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