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    "id": 1356365,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda Odhiambo, SC",
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    "content": "force to Haiti, upon a request by the UN Security Council. It was also further upon a formal request to this country by Haiti and the compliance with the processes. Mr. Speaker Sir, having confirmed that all the other necessary public consultations and participation have been complied with, the Committee has met several times and received submissions from stakeholders. Foremost, from the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration and the Inspector General (IG) of the National Police Service (NPS), who affirmed that this country has the capacity to deploy the security that is required as set out. As I second this Motion, it is important to underline that in deploying the 1,000 forces to Haiti, we shall deploy senior officers, including a Mission Commander, a Chief of Operations Officer, a Chief of Staff, a Logistics Officer, 96 personnel, but most importantly, 655 constables. We shall not only provide training, guidance and capacity building to the police in Haiti, but will work with the police to ensure restoration of national peace in Haiti is undertaken. This House is alive to the fact that Haiti has a fair extraction of its citizenry from Africa. This House is also alive to the fact that Haiti has had a chequered history, not only of coup de etas, but also sporadic violence. It is in keeping with our obligation as a peace-loving country and the experience that our police force has, that this country has agreed to be part of this international duty to ensure that we restore peace in Haiti. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am also alive to the fact that Haiti has a Francophone background, given its colonial history. I am also alive to the preparedness---"
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