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    "id": 1108988,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Masara",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Francis Masara",
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    "content": "We went through the journey, visiting the refugee camps in Kakuma, Dadaab and Nakuru. This Bill will put Kenya on the international map as one of the countries where a president has prepared a well-researched Memorandum. I am saying this because for the first time in this country’s and region’s history, refugees will get an opportunity to live like any other person, because they will be allowed to engage in business, work and earn a living. Above all, the countries hosting refugees will not consider refugees as a burden. As things stand now, refugees become a burden of the hosting country. The passage of this Memorandum will allow them to do business and work. Some young people arrived in Dadaab without any academic qualifications, but by the time we went there, we found that they were able to do some things that enable them to earn a living; but the existing refugee law does not allow them to engage in business. I, therefore, congratulate our able Chairman because he has steered us well, as a Committee. Above all, I laud His Excellency the President, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, for his wisdom. This was a very controversial Bill. This country is now moving in the right direction. From the time of the handshake, things have been moving well. When Hon. Raila Odinga greeted President Uhuru Kenyatta outside Harambee House, things started moving. Before then, the President used to have a lot of pressure. He was stigmatised because things were not moving. However, following the handshake, he has had time to reason, research, and propose legislation that can be accepted by the whole House. May God bless Kenya, our Speaker, our Chairman and the Committee!"
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