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"content": "If Hon. Raila Odinga has sent him to come as an emissary, we are telling him he has sent the wrong person. In the event he wants Hon. Raila, Hon. Kalonzo and Hon. Wetangula to meet us, Hon. Murkomen, other leaders in this House and I are ready and willing to engage them. President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President, William Ruto, do not play in the same league with the people you purport to represent. His invitation is okay but it is directed at the wrong people. Please re-direct it to me, Hon. Murkomen and the rest of us who are in this House. We have capable men and women in this House who can sit with you, including Hon. Sankok who will represent the interests of the people with disabilities in that forum. People with disabilities must be represented in that forum. That is why we did not make a mistake in nominating Hon. Sankok. We knew their voice will be heard in any forum in this country, including the one my good friend, Mr. Atwoli, is suggesting. Further, the three arms of Government– the Legislature, Judiciary and Executive – are powerful engines which are running separately but efficiently. Parliament is currently considering, or is about to consider the election laws, which we have just passed. To ensure that there is free and fair elections, the Judiciary and the Executive are also performing their constitutional mandates. So, there is no problem in Kenya. You saw the purported demonstrations are in very few places; they are in two or three places. There are no demonstrations in northern Kenya, where there are about nine counties. There are no demonstrations in the Rift Valley, where there are over 14 counties. There are no demonstrations in the Coast region, which has six counties. There are no demonstrations in Western Kenya, where there are four counties. There are no demonstrations in the Eastern region, which has about seven counties. There were only demonstrations in Kisumu and part of Nairobi. What the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Interior and Coordination of National Government said today is provided for in law. Hon. Matiang’i is not violating the Constitution. You demonstrate and destroy people’s property. Norman Mogaya, who signed the notification, must be held responsible. He must pay for each and every car’s windscreen which was destroyed. They must pay for the juice and the sodas that they stole. I saw a video of a Member of Parliament dishing out Kshs50 to demonstrators. Jubilee wants to create jobs for the youth, we do not want to misuse the youth. This week, the IEBC has also guided the country in accordance with the ruling of the court as to who should participate in the fresh elections. This afternoon, the CS for Interior reminded us that freedom of expression and demonstration does not extend to destruction of property. There is freedom of expression, but that freedom has limits. Where my freedom ends, it is the beginning of the freedom of another citizen. You can love Raila Odinga, but you cannot destroy my car. You may go and destroy his car because you love him. There is a notion they speak about. Every day, they say “Kenyans.” I ask myself this: Are those of us who voted for Jubilee in North Eastern and Rift Valley, in the mountain, in the ocean, or are squatters? We represent Kenyans! So this misnomer that Kenyans have spoken, somebody should say, “my followers, who voted for me” who in essence are dwindling every day. As Members of Parliament, let us go and constitute our National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) Committees so that by the time we come on 7th November, they will be ready for approval by the House. The new regulation says that the NG- CDF Committee members must be approved by the House. So, we want our Members to go out and constitute broad-based committee members. We also expect our sisters, the county women Members of Parliament, to go and establish their Affirmative Action Fund and we expect The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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