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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "musicians. The DRC is known for music as opposed to minerals and this should not be the case. On a lighter touch, I also know people there have bleached themselves. I was watching another Minister who 10 years ago was dark like me and yet they say the darker the berry, the sweeter the juice. However, he has transformed himself. While we focus on bringing peace to DRC, we hope that those minerals will be a blessing in that country. On the CAR, I know there are a number of organizations that continue to fuel insecurity there. That region all the way from South Sudan is conflict ridden. It is like terrorism per se. It creates insecurity, affects investment and peace in our region. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not see why Africans should be fighting. We are one people. We should promote one love as Bob Marley sang. If we can promote one love through Sen. Hezena Lemaletian, then we will have peace because we have love. Even the Holy Bible talks about love. We need to encourage one love across Africa to resolve these issues. People like Bob Marley sung those songs during that time because of the struggle for independence. He sung that even if you are Chinese or from Africa, you must have one love. I would like Sen. Lemaletian to note this because she is the owner. She should be aware that Congo is one of the unique countries where women face immense threats. As per research, it is one of the worst countries for a woman to live. This has been referred to in the United Nations (UN) conversations and in the EU parliaments. In every hour, 48 women are raped in DRC. A number of women have undergone sexual violence. I hope when Sen. Lemaletian goes to the Plenary, she should bring this to our attention. I am happy that the UN under the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2008 ratified that rape can be classified as an international criminal offence. This is because many people were using rape as a weapon of war. Right now, rape is now classified as an international crime. I saw the ICC prosecutor complaining because of the warrant of arrests issued for Hamas leaders and Israel’s President, Benjamin Netanyahu over the conflict in Gaza. He was told that ICC seems to only prosecute Africans by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. We must have a conversation by the League of Nations and look into this. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want Sen. Lemaletian to note the issue of rape is very serious in North Eastern Congo. In conclusion, I thank the Kenyan delegation led by our own Speaker and Members of the National Assembly. They did a good job. The second issue is on the humanitarian crisis. We have had discussions with the Mover that we need to work closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), so as to mitigate the effect of refugees. We have refugees from Uganda who are in Kakuma. We should ensure that their basic rights to shelter, food and education are not violated. The Kenya Government and other governments that are part of this, should sit down and alleviate the humanitarian crisis. The only threat is the attack on the UN staff that have happened in other countries. I watched it in Cable News Network (CNN), where UN staff were attacked in the CAR. I have seen many cases. However, I am happy for House to note that in the payment by the Sudan Government to USA over the terror attacks that was paid through what we call a Terrorism Compensation Fund, one of the people paid was a UN staff, a USA citizen, who was killed and thus compensation done. I"
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