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    "id": 1519871,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dadaab, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Farah Maalim",
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    "content": " You cannot tell the difference between one clan and another unless you ask. If you ask, they will tell you the clans they belong to, many of which are related to each another. Even then, we have in excess of 800,000 Somali refugees in the country. Out of those 800,000 refugees, 450,000 are in my constituency and an additional 270,000 are in urban centres across the country, including Kakuma and other places living as aliens. I implore my Kenyan brothers and sisters to respect the leadership of this country. Raila Odinga is a leader of immense repute. Let us respect him. Let us also respect leaders who have held positions in this country as ministers, vice presidents, and presidents. The nature of democracy is diversity of opinion. The fact that somebody does not agree with your political opinions does not necessarily mean that you have to demonise them. This country needs to heal. We should not turn this country into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Somalia, Syria, Lebanon, Libya or Yemen. As Kenyans, let us celebrate our own brilliant scientists, athletes and political leaders. Whenever we contest for positions outside the country, we do so as Kenyans. The candidature was Kenya, not Hon. Raila Odinga; he was secondary. Kenya lost and Djibouti won. Sometime back, Kenya ran for the United Nations Security Council against Djibouti and we won. At that time, Djibouti lost. So losing and winning is neither here nor there. We would love to win, but if our brothers on the other end won, we congratulate them, give them a good handshake and try again another time. However, going forward, there is need for this country to be united. My advice to the President and the former Prime Minister is to implore and plead with them to unite this country. They should keep up with the good work that they are doing right now. Let the naysayers understand that Kenya is bigger than their political differences."
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