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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Affey",
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Affey",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is unfortunate that the Assistant Minister has veered off the concern of Mr. Hussein, by going into issues that are currently happening and which, as Kenyans, we all support. But we, hon. Members, have been victims of those flights, particularly the ones coming from Somalia. It is important that the Assistant Minister knows that. Flights that come from Somalia - according to his answer - first land in Wajir Airport. Now, Wajir is part of Kenya; it is not in the Somalia territory. Now, Wajir has Immigration Officers and police officers. We allow them to check every passenger coming into our airspace and land in Wajir because Wajir Airport is as good as Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. What happens is that, after they do that in Wajir, we, the residents of Wajir are allowed to board those flights. We pay because there are no ordinary flights that go to Wajir and Mandera. When you get to JKIA, as hon. Members, Mr. Elmi and I will confirm, they take you to the terminal for foreigners as though an international flight has arrived. They do not consider the fact that the flight has already been checked and passengers have been screened in the Kenyan territory of Wajir. Why do we have to be screened again – and that is how the element of discrimination comes in – after we have been screened in Wajir? I was once a victim. Together with all the foreigners who were actually screened, we were kept in a certain corner and checked again. After I protested, even those Kenyans from Wajir were allowed exit into the City. Why must you allow that to happen at both Wajir and JKIA, if it is not discrimination? If it is not, could you check on it and correct that imbalance?"
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