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    "content": "are coming to this country because of the new Constitution, yet the truth of the matter is that we are not respecting that Constitution, and impunity reigns. If there was any proof required, here it is, that the events of Monday this week are known to the Kenyan security forces. Had it not been for the hon. Members who brought this to the attention of the House, it would have been another allegation of brutality by the police, the Administration Police or the security forces, which would have been denied by the Government. In some other countries, at a time like this, the Minister in charge of internal security would have resigned voluntarily. He would not have been in office. He would have been in this House to apologize to the people of Kenya. But this does not happen in Kenya. The people of North Eastern Province are not seeing this for the first time. The events of the Wagalla massacre are in the courts. I have been dealing with this case for almost 10 years now. We cannot even get a hearing date, because the culture of impunity reigns in this country. The people who perpetrate acts of gross inhumanity continue to walk freely. They continue to hold office. No wonder that the post election violence victims are still seeking justice. It requires a Motion of this House to set up a select committee to investigate the events that the Government undertook to deal with under the Agenda Four Reforms, but nothing happens. They continue shouting on the top of their voices that things are getting better under the new Constitution. They are not getting better. They will not get better until we see some action being taken against those who perpetrate the culture of impunity in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when hon. Members speak about extra-judicial killings, what we get from the department responsible for security are denials. When gangs kill Kenyans and bodies are found all over the country, the Government denies that it is happening. For how long will we debate these issues when no action is taken? These are questions that we cannot just debate endlessly in this House. We demand action. We demand to see the persons who have been identified in this House. We have seen the evidence. There is no denial. We do not want yet another day to pass while this is forgotten and treated as yet another incident of allegation of brutality against the people of Kenya, particularly the people of North Eastern Province, who have had to undergo many years of living as second class citizens in a free country. We passed a Bill in this House to repeal the Indemnity Act, but what did the Government do? It sent it back to this House. They do not want it amended because they want to perpetuate the culture of impunity. For how long will this happen? I think this House must come out in very strong language and tell the President that we will no longer accept these memoranda that he sends to this House that enable his officers to go out there and pretend that nothing is wrong, when we can see from the people we represent that everything is wrong. No amount of development will take place in this country if the rights of Kenyans cannot be guaranteed; if a Kenyan cannot walk freely in this country, or without running away from police officers. Not too long ago, you heard justifications from the Ministers here that a Kenyan saw Administration Police officers, started running away and drowned. That is the casualness with which we take issues of human rights violations in this country. I challenge the Front Bench to resign en-mass today to show solidarity with the people of Kenya if you do, indeed, care for the rule of law; if you care for what you"
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