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    "id": 1547925,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musalia Mudavadi",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I will just talk to the issue of Shirika Plan. I want to state that there is still a lot of conversation that is taking place between the Government, the UNHCR and the host communities where the refugees are placed. Specifically, if I talk to Kakuma and Dadaab. Kenyans may need to be reminded in certain circles, not here, but out there, that we have had refugees who have stayed in these camps for as many as 35 to 36 years. Some have been born there. Some have no idea where their parents migrated from and whether they know where they would be going if they went back. In both camps, this is a challenge that we still face. The second aspect is that, I think it should be on record that even as we speak, the situation in South Sudan is getting worse. We are beginning to see, another inflow at the rate of about 20 refugees per day. So, we are beginning to see certain circumstances that are giving us challenges. We still remain with challenges of the Al-Shabaab and the conflict around the Somali side. We also have sporadic conflicts along the Marsabit-Ethiopia border from time to time. So, there is a serious security issue that has to be looked at regionally, but also internally by the Kenyan security forces. The Shirika plan was formally launched. We are actively engaging to ensure that as the policy development process progresses, we maximize the benefits for the people of Kenya. As someone mentioned in relation to differentiated assistance, it is true that means testing was conducted in some of these camps. This involved assessing the well- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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