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    "id": 181567,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/181567/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. C. Kilonzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Charles Mutavi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This concerns the arrest of one hon. Abdi Ahmed Haji Farah, who is a Member of the Transition Federal Parliament of Somalia. The said Member of Parliament was arrested about three days ago at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The Government, together with the European Union (EU) and Inter- Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) had sent a plane, specifically to go and collect the Members of Parliament from Mogadishu, Somalia. The Government knew that, indeed, these were Members of Parliament and not criminals. On arrival, the said Member of Parliament, since there are no screening machines in Somalia, had forgotten three or four bullets in his briefcase. Thereafter, the said Member of Parliament was arrested and arraigned before court. I would like to get a clarification from the Government as to whether it is in order for it to harass Members of Parliament from other countries. More importantly, the Kenyan Government is involved in supporting the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. What action is the Government going to take to ensure that, in future, other Members of Parliament are not harassed in this manner?"
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