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    "id": 1008385,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mavoko, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Patrick Makau",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Makau King'ola",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to the Refugees Bill No.62. I want to agree with Hon. Members that when you look at refugees in Kenya, we must strike a balance between those who are under the UNHCR... I have seen in Kakuma and Dadaab that refugees who are registered in UNHCR centres live within their laws but do not adhere to Kenyan laws. Therefore, there is a lot of law breaking. Looking at this Bill, the Committee is trying to address some of these issues. We should look at the welfare of the refugees versus our locals. Sometimes, it is true that refugees in this country are treated better than locals. I think this causes a lot of discomfort among the locals. It also encourages our people to be registered in refugee camps. Recently, when I looked at how countries voted for and against Kenya non-permanent UN Security Council membership… I was disappointed to see countries we have hosted their people all along like Ethiopia and Somalia voting against us. I wondered whether Kenya did wrong to host their people. The English have a saying that, scratch my back, I scratch yours. It is high time we favoured Kenyans. This is because if they cannot favour us at a time of need, then who are we to treat the 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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