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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "I watched a debate on a TV station this morning and the Senator for Kisii was disclosing that there are governors who have bought eight flats in a country in Europe called Spain. He was appealing to the EACC to ensure that issues dealing with corruption are dealt with decisively and the money that is sent to our counties is used for the benefit of the people who reside in counties. On issues dealing with climate change, you can see the kind of floods that we are seeing in the United States of America. We need to be conscious that as a country, we need to not only to take care of our country called Kenya, but to also borrow from what we are seeing happening in other nations. If we do not protect our environment, we are exposing ourselves to risks like the threats that we face from terrorism. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before the emergence of terrorist attacks on our nations, I remember that whenever we used to escort our brothers or relatives to the USA, we used to walk inside the airport. We could escort them right to the entry of the airport. However, because of terrorism, you cannot even enter the airport because of what terrorism has done to the country. So, this is a very important meeting. We need to preach peace and have tolerance among various faiths. In this House, when I look at Sen. Faki, I look at him as a Kenyan brother. I do not look at him as a Muslim and I am sure he also looks at me as a Christian. We need to encourage people in the human race to live as brothers and sisters. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I second this Motion. I pray that we can be a country that can preach peace. Nobody is happy with the escalation of war in the Middle East. When there is war in the Middle East, the effects affect many countries. I hope that the United Nations (UN) can push for a peaceful resolution with the disputes we are seeing in the Middle East, so that Palestinians, Israelis, the people in Syria and all those countries can live in peace. When I was a young child, I used to hear about the Palestinian Liberation Organization led by Yasser Arafat. I am almost becoming a senior citizen, but the disputes in the Middle East are still ongoing. We still keep on hearing about war in Angola and Chad. We need to see the universe having countries that can live in peace, where we are all brothers and sisters. That we can cross from one border to the other like what is happening within the European nations, where you can move from one country to the other. I wish that can extend to the whole world. I do not need to queue at the American Embassy seeking for a visa; that you report at 6.00 a.m. and pay a whopping close to Kshs200,000 before getting a visa to travel to the United States of America (USA). We need to accept that the human race was created by God as one person in the Garden of Eden. That is the spirit we should see world over. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir I second the Motion."
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