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    "id": 1282055,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a very sensitive matter because it involves the Head of State of a friendly country and diplomatic channels of a friendly country and a neighbour. I plead that we now limit what we say in relation to this matter because it is bound to get to levels where we will start discussing, from how the debate is going, a president of a friendly State. The Statement from the Cabinet Secretary was quite clear on the charges leveled against the Kenyans. They have not been charged with killing anybody; they have been charged with possessing firearms. Under Ugandan laws, specifically the Uganda People’s Defence Force Act, one is considered an armed combatant if arrested with a firearm. Therefore, as to the innocence or guilt of the incarcerated Kenyans, we should leave it to competent courts in Uganda to review their court case. Since the Cabinet Secretary has indicated that this matter is already at the highest level between His Excellency Yoweri Museveni and our President and the two ministries, it will only be fair that we do not start getting into the arena of discussing either of the presidents or the cabinet secretaries or our laws versus the Ugandan laws. We have our laws. Uganda, too, has its laws. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg your indulgence to ask the Cabinet Secretary to update the House, probably when we resume from recess. He said that they are already engaging; thus, he should come to update the House on the progress made. Given the comments we are making, I feel that we are now treading on very dicey ground."
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