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Unfortunately, the moderators did not ask Odinga any serious questions regarding Kenya\u2019s human rights situation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tThe only saving grace was one question in which one moderator, Joe Ageyo, sought clarification from Odinga about his recent remarks promising to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2017\/06\/22\/raila-will-prioritise-implementation-of-tjrc-report_c1583743\u0022\u003Eimplement the recommendations of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tThe Kenyatta administration has never implemented the report, which was submitted to him in 2013. The report, one of the outcomes of the peace deal that followed the disputed and violent 2007 presidential elections, documents long-standing rights violations in land ownership, political assassinations, marginalization of communities and lack of accountability. According to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/kenyalaw.org\/kl\/fileadmin\/pdfdownloads\/Acts\/TruthJusticeandReconciliationCommissionAct_.pdf\u0022\u003Elaw establishing the commission\u003C\/a\u003E, the report, complete with an implementation plan, should have been adopted by parliament soon after Kenyatta received it. The responsible cabinet minister should then have published the report in an official Kenya gazette, and implementation should have started within six months.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tBut so far, none of that has happened and the authorities have given no reason for the failure to follow through. The Kenyatta administration failed to even present the report to parliament for adoption.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tIn a recent first-ever public comment by a senior government official on the report, Kenyatta\u2019s deputy, William Ruto, criticized Odinga, saying that implementing the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2017\/07\/25\/ruto-wrong-tjrc-report-is-the-key-to-peace-not-chaos_c1602641\u0022\u003ETJRC report would be a recipe for chaos\u003C\/a\u003E, presumably because of the sensitive issues such as land the report addresses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tDuring the debate, Odinga seemed to lack a clear plan when asked how he would implement the report\u2019s many recommendations. 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