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    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "have a situation where Kenyans will be mobilised as Kenyans. At times I wonder why Kenyans cannot borrow a leaf from our neighbours, the Tanzanians. When you go there, you hardly care about who comes from where. They are all Tanzanians, think like Tanzanians and talk like Tanzanians. Since they are our good neighbours, we need to start thinking in that direction. One thing the Commission must take into consideration once it is approved to realise national cohesion and integration is the issue of divisive electoral processes. As long as we have electoral processes where the loser cannot accept that they have been beaten thoroughly or where the winner believes they have won fairly, this is another area which will divide this country. For us to realise national cohesion and integration, the electoral process must be properly analysed by the commissioners. They should tell Kenyans where we need to improve, so that when an election is conducted, the loser accepts that they have been defeated. Lastly is the issue of political violence. We have gone through electoral violence in this country. This is the third Commission to be appointed. The first two have done their bit. They tried their best, but I do not think they have achieved the optimum result of their work. The area of political violence must be addressed in the best way possible if this Commission is to realise national cohesion and integration. It requires the commissioners to sit down at some point and come up with strategies on how to minimise political violence, so that any Kenyan who wants to compete for a political office is given a fair chance. They should win on the basis of issues not on the basis of whether you are a woman or a man or how much violence you can unleash on your competitors. If we go that way, we will be helping this country. My only consolation - and I am happy - is that the people being proposed as commissioners are up to that task. They can achieve what I have said. I wish them well as I support their appointment. Once they are in office, they have no time to settle. They need to hit the ground running, so that the issues that I have raised are addressed for the benefit of Kenyans. As we have said, all of us are very serious family people. Anybody who will talk against the family will not be our friend. With those remarks, I support the Motion."
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