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"speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a few things to briefly say on this Motion. I want us to go back to the Constitution. This Constitution that we enacted was enacted not just by the people of Kenya, but it went through this august House. We had opportunity to look through this Constitution and approve it without amendment. In this Constitution, we have set ourselves very high standards. In fact, if you compare it with many constitutions in the world, including that of South Africa, we went a notch higher so that principles that include integrity and transparency are entrenched in the Constitution. The only point that I really wanted to make today is that, having established this very fundamental principles and high values, it is wrong that when you are in a problem, then you run back into some kind of caucus, saying that our people are being targeted. I think to demonstrate that we are going to live by the spirit of this Constitution and enact the law in accordance with this Constitution, as a legislature, we must learn to bear our crosses. As Minister for Lands and Member of this Parliament, I would want to put myself in a position and make it clear that this House has a responsibility to look into my conduct as a leader, because that is what the chapter on integrity and leadership requires. It requires that so long as you want to be a leader in this country, then you must live by those principles. It is wrong for me that when I am being inquired into, then I run back to my political party, tribe or ethnic group. This is the beginning of undermining the Constitution. This happens time and again. It is a big disappointment that after passing this great document, then you see people going into caucuses and instead of living the spirit and the word of this Constitution, you begin to say that our people are being targeted. I think the first thing that you should say is that you made a mistake in passing this Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, these national values require that we are accountable and accountability is through Parliament. The Executive in this Parliament is living on borrowed time. We are in this Parliament by dint of the transitional and consequential provisions, otherwise, the Executive has got no business being in this House. In two yearsâ time, there will be more problems because the Executive will not have a position to defend itself here. So, it will require of us to be like Ceaserâs wife; beyond suspicion. That is the only way we can ensure that this Constitution works and the people of this country can---"
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