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    "id": 902207,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to join the rest of my colleagues who have spoken to the very important issue that is before us this afternoon. This Petition has been brought to us by concerned citizens. These citizens should be commended for a very gallant move of reminding this House that as leaders drawn from all corners of this Republic, if we do not sort out many of the issues that are being canvassed in this Petition that are contained in the Committee on Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Committee (TJRC) Report, then we are walking down a very dangerous path. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as it has been observed on many occasions, God has been faithful to us, as a country. On many occasions where we have been on the brink of the precipice and just about to collapse, as a country, we have had the opportunity to be able to sober up and confront the issues, albeit not in a conclusive manner, but which many other countries have never had. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we know that in this House we have the distinguished honour of having two Members who served in the initial exercise that led to the formation of TJRC; that is Sen. Moses Wetangula and Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri. Again, this year, we also have Sen. Amos Wako and Sen. Haji serving in another Committee that is doing an exercise that is almost similar to what was done by these great and gallant seniors in this House. However, what motivation do the Senators that are currently carrying out the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) have if we have not executed even a single recommendation of the earlier version of the TJRC Report? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to request that the Committee that will be tasked with executing this Petition expeditiously carries out the request of the Petitioners. They should ensure that they lay in place all that is necessary for us to begin, as a House, to discuss that Report; and agree or disagree with many of its recommendations. If we are not careful and address some of those issues, what evidence is there that will not fight as we head towards another cycle of elections? What guarantee do we have should there be any disagreements, that this time people will not give up and fight? You will remember The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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