31.   Police raided homes and confiscated weapons and ammunition Thursday, in a disarmament campaign apparently driven by the slaying of a newly elected legislator.

32.   Postwar democratic reforms bolstered the hand of popularly elected legislators and stripped the military of its voice in policy-making.

33.   President Daniel arap Moi, who is also an elected legislator, was expected to go to parliament to listen to the budget speech as is customary.

34.   She has constitutional powers to suspend Parliament, or call new elections, if the elected legislators defy her choice.

35.   The government has constantly pressured elected NLD legislators to resign the posts and leave the party.

36.   The Labor leader was not immediately available for comment but was expected to speak after a caucus meeting of his newly elected legislators later Thursday.

37.   The newly elected legislators will be sworn in during ceremonies that begin Friday and end Sunday.

38.   The public discourse has become so shrill that the attorney general pleaded with newly elected legislators this week to tone down their rhetoric.

39.   The three main opposition parties said Tuesday they would block Parliament to prevent the newly elected legislators from holding their first session later in the day.

40.   The three main opposition parties said they would lay siege to Parliament to prevent the newly elected legislators from holding their first session Tuesday afternoon.