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"content": "Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, do not compare the academia with political games. These are two different worlds all together. If I were you, I would not listen to the kind of heavy messages of being told to move on. This is because after this debate, I dare say that you will be on your own. That is the time you will know those who are pushing you will be miles and miles away. My only simple advice is that accept the challenge that has been put before you gracefully and take the opportunity at some stage to meet the Party boss and reconcile since it is possible. If we were able to reconcile in 2007/2008 in very acrimonious elections, why can you not reconcile on a simple matter like this one? Party loyalty is critical to anything else. Even if you think internally that you are right, when it comes to what the Party wants to tell you to do, you should do it. You can query it internally and raise issues that you might have wanted to raise. However, when it comes to the public domain, you must not give an opportunity to your enemies to push you to the limit. I call them your enemies because they will push you to the limit, but at the end of it all, they will leave you hanging. My advice is; take it gracefully because it is a decision of confidence. It has nothing to do with qualities. The Party has no confidence in you. A Motion has been brought before this House. The only reason it is before this House is because when you were elected; your name was proposed unanimously from your Jubilee Party. We had no option, except to support you. Similarly, your own Party has now suggested that they have no confidence in you. If I had had an opportunity to talk to you earlier, the best cause of action would have been for you to resign. I did not have that opportunity, but I can still offer you that opportunity by saying, accept this decision gracefully so that you can move on to better things. I support the Motion."
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