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    "id": 1008373,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Manje",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Wathigo Manje",
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    "content": " Thank you, Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Motion on creation of the Refugee Bill, which is timely. This is the time we should come up with a good management of refugees. I will start by giving an example in my constituency in one of the wards where we have so many people from Congo. They have occupied a very big space because they normally go to one area. They have started a church and a football team. When I tried to check properly, I found that most of them do not have proper papers to stay in that place. That is why I thought it is a very good Bill coming at this particular time so that we can manage this group. Our country is also sandwiched between these refugee producing countries like Somalia and Sothern Sudan which are not stable. Therefore, we expect to have large numbers coming to our country. So, if we do not organise ourselves, then they will occupy and most likely they will take the resources belonging to Kenya. We cannot forget that when they come to our country, they also compete with the little resources available. For example, if they come, and occupy some areas, apart from where they are designated like Dadaab and Kakuma… They also come to urban areas. You will find them doing manual jobs which Kenyans can do and small businesses like hawking and haircutting. It should be managed and organised so that, at least, Kenyans do not feel the pinch from outsiders. Every national have their own country and if they are not stable in their countries they should not destabilise us. That is why internationally governments try to stabilise other governments so that their people do not move for the meagre resources that are available. When they come to Kenya, they come with their own culture and influence. Like in my place, you will find people who do not practice relationships the way we do and so they tend to influence our children. Therefore, I think we should come up with very good regulations on when they come to our places and are `integrated; they should be integrated in a good manner. We cannot also forget the kind of insecurity they bring to our country. Like the terrorism that happened the other time when they hit our hotel. When the Government tried to check, it was The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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