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    "id": 1192377,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1192377/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Belgut, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nelson Koech",
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    "content": "Many of you might not understand but Kenya continues to play a huge role. Many countries within the East African Community look at Kenya as a father figure especially when there are issues. There are several times that Kenya has been called upon by many countries to try and step in when we have had conflict in our region. This one is no exception. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is perfectly within the East African Community (EAC). It is one of the EAC countries that we would want to work with in many other bilateral and multilateral agreements. The only way we can do that is by, first of all, engaging and making sure that the DRC enjoys considerable stability and peace. Therefore, I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the Committee Members for the resilience and devotion to duty. This is what made the consideration request to deploy the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to the DRC successful. I also appreciate the offices of the Hon. Speaker and the Clerk of the National Assembly, for always providing guidance and direction to Committees in the discharge of their mandate. I further appreciate the Ministry of Defence for their engagements with the Committee during the consideration of the request. Finally, I commend the secretariat for the exemplary performance in providing technical and logistical support to the Committee. I want as many Members as possible to have their voice on this matter. Therefore, I beg to move. I want to call upon Hon. Major (Rtd.) Abdullahi Sheikh to second my Motion. Thank you very much."
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