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    "content": "It has not been easy. I remember when we sat in the Serena Talks in 2007; we thought that at the end of that exercise and with Agenda 4 being one of the main agenda, we needed to put into focus both the institutional and independent commissions and the new Constitution of Kenya 2010. We thought that through that, we had everything put in place. We have now seen in the successive elections that there has been no peace. Peace is a priceless commodity. You cannot just go and handpick it from a shelf. Peace generates and comes from the bottom of the heart. The two statesmen have put aside that element of hate, dislike, and selfishness and exhibited the highest level of love for this nation. It behooves every one of us – the citizenry of this country - to accept that moral responsibility of loving one another. It has been a big burden for some of us. As these issues continued, we shared across the Floor. We consulted wanting to know which way we should move so that we can save this country from bloodshed. This country is not at a standstill. We now have a ballooning population of about 51 million people. At the time we promulgated the Constitution of Kenya 2010, we had 40 million people. There are issues of unemployment, social services, health services, education and many others that need to be attended to by us, and this gives us the opportunity to resolve them. Today, and particularly on that day, Friday, when the two great statesmen met, I was the happiest person because we also had a prayer cell praying for this process to be successful. When the two great statesmen stand high and lofty and advise Kenyans on the way we should go, it behooves every one of us to accept that clarion call to live together as Kenyans. I am sure by now you have realised the sigh of relief and the kind of peace you experienced over the weekend and the starting of the weekend. I cannot wait to see how we can rally every single Kenyan voice to support this idea because it means well for this nation. With those few remarks, I support that this is a great moment for this nation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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