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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is a great embarrassment and an act of hypocrisy that Hon. Raila Odinga and the likes of Sen. James Orengo who build their names as people who were defenders of human rights and democracy in this country for many years are leading others down the line trying to hound people out of office using unconstitutional means as it used to happen during those days when they were fighting the regimes of those times. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my considered view this evening in this Senate is that it is time we leaders sobered up. We need to refer ourselves to the Constitution. We should remember that if the Supreme Court found no individual culpable, let it remain so. Let us be vigilant and raise issues that we have concerning a particular institution without trying to precipitate an electoral crisis so that we are asked by international bodies to go and negotiate. That is the route that we have taken before. We know it is costly and we are not willing to take it. As we speak in this honourable House this afternoon, it is very clear to some of us that the NASA Coalition is not interested in the coming elections. Their end game is to have this country get to 1st November without elections having been conducted in order to have a constitutional crisis in this country and then we will be told to have a negotiated government. We are not for that and we are ready for elections in October 26. It is my plea and humble submission to this country that let everyone who wants to vote on 26th October be allowed to do so. Those who feel that they do not want to show up for elections also have their right. It not written anywhere in the Constitution where people are forced to vote. Finally, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I submit before this honourable House this evening, it is my humble plea that as leaders, we should also be careful with the utterances we make that may to a large extent disturb peace and harmony in this country."
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