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    "id": 1356559,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheptumo",
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        "legal_name": "Cheptumo William Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have keenly listened to my colleagues during the debate. Some opposed and some supported. That is the essence of this House; to debate and give reasons you are supporting or not. Ultimately, this House will make a decision on this Motion. Allow me to briefly clarify certain issues that came out during the debate. There is the issue of whether it is the President of the Republic of Kenya who requested that Kenya leads this mission. I want to be very clear to this House and the country that the official position is that it is the United Nations Security Council that requested Kenya to lead the mission to Haiti. It will, therefore, be misleading to the public and for all Kenyans for anybody in this House to allege and give the false impression that it is the President who requested Kenya to lead this mission. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the other issue that I wanted to clarify is the concern of Members about the security and the well-being of our forces when they are in Haiti. Concerns have been raised about various issues such as their medical expenses, what happens in case they are killed, what happens to their families and so on. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration appeared before the Committee, these are the issues that Members raised and the Cabinet Secretary was able to explain to the Committee. The standard of care of to our forces when they will be in Haiti, is the UN standards in terms of their welfare, medical cover, insurance cover, dependants and families in case of any situation arising. I want to assure the country and this House that after listening to the Cabinet Secretary, I have no doubt in my mind that our forces will receive the highest standard of care in terms of Medicare and other conditions. Therefore, no Kenyan will be exposed to a situation that is going to leave his or her family exposed."
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