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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Koech",
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    "content": "2928 Burundi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya. The headquarters of AMANI Forum is here in Kenya. In the other countries, their parliaments have recognized AMANI Forum. The reason for this is that most of them have gone through hell and have come back to life. Most of them have seen war and lack of peace in their countries. That is the reason they have put AMANI Forum in the forefront. Members of Parliament from those countries have recognized their role in bringing peace to their countries and also to the region. When your neighbour’s house is on fire, then take note that you must be careful that yours does not also catch the fire. Hence, the need to participate in putting off the fire of your respective neighbours. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to applaud the role played by the former members of AMANI forum in Kenya. Mr. Poghisio has been the Regional Chairman for about five years. Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry was also the former Chairman. They have played a very key role in bringing peace and tranquility in some of our neighbouring countries which include Uganda and Rwanda. Due to good neighbourliness, I would like to bring to the attention of hon. Members that our regional members of AMANI Forum have really been playing a key role in bringing peace in our country. They participated as observers during the 2007 elections. They have been able to guide us on what we, as a country, need to do in order for us to move forward. We have always been saying that Kenya is an island of peace. This is no longer the case as a result of what happened after 2007. Therefore, there is need for us to put as a priority bringing peace and tranquility in our country. I would like to thank the many people who have come in support us, as a country, led by Mr. Koffi Annan and the many eminent persons who have been handy to this country. I would also like to thank the many countries that have come to support us. We, as a country, still have a very big challenge. We must realize that there are still some Kenyans living in IDP camps. We should not just take this for granted and think that life is back to normal while we still have some Kenyans suffering. There is need for the leadership of this country to ensure that we remove these people as fast as possible from these camps, so that they are able to live a normal life like the rest of Kenyans. We, as leaders, also have a very important role in doing the same. Much of it involves preaching peace. There is need for this Parliament to recognize AMANI Forum officially, so that we can use it as a tool to go out there, preach peace and be able to reconcile our people within that umbrella. I would like to commend most Members of Parliament for going round preaching peace to our people within their constituencies and the region. As AMANI Forum, we say that as leaders, we need to be very careful with the utterances that we sometimes make that can lead to disunity among our people. It is the belief and policy of Amani Forum that we speak in the language that brings people together and does not disintegrate our communities."
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