7 May 2008 in National Assembly:
Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to contribute to this Bill. First of all I want to take this opportunity to thank the Attorney-General for bringing this Bill, which is going to domesticate the statute. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think it is important to state from the outset that all May 7, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 921 this Bill is doing is giving legal effect to the Rome Statute. The Rome Statute is of limited nature. It is basically concerned with three types of crimes. One is crime against humanity. The second is ...
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7 May 2008 in National Assembly:
, Taliban, Jeshi la Mzee, Chinkororo, Kalenjin Warriors ; all these. They have been proscribed, yet they still exist. According to me, we need to take steps to make sure that these organisations do not commit genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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7 May 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think it is even worth addressing the issue at all. I have just said that these are militia groups. They are on public record. We can go to archives. But that is not the main point. If he just wants me to avoid the last one, then I will avoid it.
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7 May 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is exactly what I am saying.
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7 May 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is exactly what I said. If his only quarrel is on the last one, then I have withdrawn it. It does not reduce my argument! The argument is that we need to do away with these---
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7 May 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think he is being disorderly!
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7 May 2008 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am saying that we need to do away with the militia. They are there and they are on record. We also do not want militia in Parliament!
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7 May 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said clearly that it does not reduce my argument. If that is all he wants me to do, I have withdrawn and I apologise.
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7 May 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think Mr. Ruto is now being disorderly! I am calling upon you to take action. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to take care that these crimes do not happen in this country. Some pills are bitter to swallow, but must this be accepted. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this country almost came to destruction after the last general election. We just survived by the grace of God. This country would have become a failed state like many others. My argument is that we must take action. We must take measures that will ...
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7 May 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, please, protect me! He just wants to waste my time!
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