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    "content": "If we do not have this election on 26th October, 2017, within the 60 days as the court has ordered, I will tell you for sure that we will have institutionalized anarchy, bullying and madness of a few people at the expense of the rest of the nation.Therefore, even as we continue to converse as the people of Kenya, this Committee has a responsibility to come up with legislation that we want, and fill the gaps that are remaining. This House has to pass the law. History will record that there were Senators who were responsible. If we get one or two from the minority side, I shall say like God told Abraham, I will be happy with the two or one. Even if we get them and we get faithful ones on the majority side, this nation will stand because the minority side at a very important time in history, stood to ensure that the nation cannot go to anarchy. When that time comes, those of us who are still young in this side of House, hopefully, God blesses us to live for long, will proudly narrate to our children and our great grandchildren that there was a time we stood firm and we were not ashamed. There were people who were writing all sorts of things in the newspapers and making noise in the streets but we stood the test of time to ensure that we do the right thing. The right thing is not about numbers; it is about what the Constitution requires us to do. It is by God’s grace that this House has a majority side. Otherwise, this House and the country would have been held at ransom. We will make and pass the law and the nation will move forward. Even with the events of today, I am proud to say that President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Government will make history. It may not be seen today that there was a man called Uhuru Kenyatta who was provoked to the highest limit but maintained the country in peace and unity. Mr. Speaker, Sir, President Kenyatta has 70 per cent support of the people of Kenya but he is not misusing that support. If President Kenyatta told the people of Nairobi, Kiambu and Kajiado to fill Nairobi, there would be no space for National Super Alliance (NASA) to protest. But because he is a responsible President, he has given them security. However, they are abusing it. If it were another President, there would be disorder in this country. However, because we have President Uhuru Kenyatta in that Office, history will record, at the appointed time, after we swear Uhuru Kenyatta for his second term, and I see the promised land in a few days ahead of us--- When that day comes, we will sit back and write history slowly and remember and thank God that he gave us President Kenyatta at such a time as this, so that this nation can be guided with sobriety, order, respect for court orders – even the ones that we do not agree with – so that this country can move forward and we can build a nation that is united. I wish to move and request Sen. Kihika to second."
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