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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "content": "Corridor, which facilitates the supply of goods and services across the region. However, the secretariat lacks sufficient resources to effectively drive its initiatives. As a Parliament, we have a unique role to play in supporting this effort. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when issues of insecurity and instability arise in this region, the voice of the Parliament is rarely heard. I fully agree with the recommendation that Parliament has a role in appropriating the necessary resources to support the work of the secretariat. Additionally, Parliament must reevaluate its approach to addressing emerging issues like climate change. Apart from the traditional issues of peace and security, we must also remain alert to the changes taking place in this region. I believe that in the last session, before the African Climate Summit took place here at the Kenya International Convention Centre (KICC), this House passed several regulations aimed at implementing climate intervention mechanisms. I hope that our friends from the Great Lakes region, the majority of whom come from the East Africa region, will reconsider these aspects, so that we can actively engage. Looking at the conversation we are having regarding inter-parliamentary challenges, I am uncertain about the role and place of parliament from the Great Lakes region when it comes to addressing issues of peace and security. For example, during negotiations between Rwanda and the DRC, between the DRC and M23 rebel group, during the conflicts involving the RSF in Sudan, as well as between Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, the First Vice President of South Sudan, where is the role of parliament in these processes? Furthermore, what is the role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in addressing these issues? Kenya is hosting one of the largest refugee populations in the region. Therefore, it is important to have this conversation. This will allow us to examine the role of the United Nations (UN) in human rights and its efforts to address refugee-related issues. Mr. Speaker, I recall a question raised when the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration addressed the issue of reintegration of refugees from Kakuma. The local communities have expressed discomfort with the reintegration process. This issue arises against a backdrop where individuals are being deported from a country like the United States of America (USA) often due to a lack of citizenship status. This situation is likely to lead to future crises. Therefore, we need to reevaluate the aspect and role of refugees in relation to peace and security as highlighted by this committee. As we know, this commitment sometimes faces challenges when it comes to African initiatives aimed at solving security issues in the Great Lakes region. It is also supporting efforts to promote peace and stability in member states experiencing conflict and instability. The source of insecurity and instability in the Great Lakes region often lies within the governments themselves. At times, leadership becomes a source of insecurity in the very regions we are discussing. Therefore, the question is: How do we promote peace and stability in this region? We must agree that the only way this region can become stable is through adherence to constitutional principles of the rule of law and democracy."
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