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    "speaker_name": "Dadaab, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mohamed Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Mohamed Dahir Duale",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me a chance. I take this opportunity to thank you greatly for the leadership you have provided to this House for the last two terms. I understand that your background is law. I really have admired your great understanding of the Standing Orders, the Constitution and the laws of this country. Bravo for that and you have actually done your work excellently beyond everybody’s expectation. Secondly, I also thank my constituency, Dadaab, for giving me a chance to serve them for two terms. It is on record that actually that community has not elected somebody for two consecutive terms. I was the first one. I understand that one of the reasons why they gave me that chance is because perhaps they were happy with my performance. In the last 10 years, we have done a lot in Dadaab in particular on issues of water even though water is not part of our work. We have drilled more than 30 boreholes. We have done a lot in the area of education. Last week I was in Dadaab and we gave four buses to secondary schools. We have built offices for the national Government, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and many other offices. So we have done a good job. I take this opportunity to appreciate the support I got from Members of this House. In particular there was an issue of concern to those people who were caught up in the refugee database. Today I want to say that my colleagues here, Hon. Professor Mohamud Sheikh Omar, Hon. Abdikhaim of Fafi and Hon. Sophia of Ijara, have also contributed greatly to the issue of supporting the removal of Kenyans from the refugee database. Finally, I want to say that in this country, we have hosted refugees now for over 30 years especially in that part of the country. I just want to say that the Government of Kenya has not addressed the issue of refugees very well. I think 30 years is a long time. One thing I appeal to the next government and the next Parliament is to consider giving those refugees citizenship of this country because they have been here for 30 years and they have nowhere else to call home. On the rest, I thank my constituency and all the Members of Parliament who served with me. For those who are vying, I wish you all the very best and, Hon. Speaker, we wish you all the very best in your next endeavour. Thank you very much."
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