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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Affey",
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Affey",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to support this very important Motion. At the outset, I want to say that fully I support all the recommendations that this Report is asking us to do from a point of knowledge. I happen to be the person whom President Kibaki appointed as Kenya’s Ambassador to Somalia, after almost 20 years of Kenya’s diplomatic absence in Somalia. I want to thank the President for having given me the opportunity to serve my country in that capacity after our long diplomatic absence in Somalia. I would also like to thank the Chairman of this Committee for all the kind words he has said about the role I played in Kenya’s efforts to restore peace in Somalia. I would like him to know that, in fact, as a result of what we did, the President recognised my contribution by awarding me Moran of the Burning Spear medal at that time. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Mission played a very fundamental role. It was meant to respond to the challenges that the Somali situation poses to our country. The single issue that is most critical to the survival of Kenya today is how we handle the situation in Somalia. I want to thank the Government, and particularly the people of this country, for being kind to the Somalis when the government there collapsed. We hosted thousands of refugees. We played a very important role in taking care of them by giving them a second home and, perhaps, a second chance. This particular gratitude goes to the Kenyan people."
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