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    "id": 1537604,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1537604/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13599,
        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to comment on the Statement by the Senator for Machakos, the Hon. Kavindu. I believe Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale misapprehended the thrust of this particular statement and he should know that just in the recent days, over 100 Kenyans were stranded at the border between Thailand and Myanmar. These people were not criminals. In fact, they had been lured to the Far East countries to purportedly go work there. However, when they get there, they get held against their will as part of the online extortion gangs. They got released but they were stuck at the border with Thailand because Thailand authorities were not opening the border. That is the statement that Sen. Kavindu was talking about. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there were reports that a few days ago, about 64 of them had been rescued and this week, another 20 or 24. Therefore, this Statement was not speaking to the people who have been caught on the wrong side of the law. These are unsuspecting victims of a global ring of online extortionists and the Government must do everything to return these people home. That is the only comment I wanted to make. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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