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    "id": 234847,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Omamba",
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        "legal_name": "Herman Odhiambo Omamba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute briefly to this Bill. Kenya hosts refugees to whom she provides protection. Kenya, as well as the UNHCR, is key in keeping refugees. Refugees come into this country in big numbers. They comprise people of all ages, including animals. They come from neighbouring countries such as Somalia and Sudan, among others. As they stay, they multiply like ants. They come in large numbers because of the comfort they are accorded. The UNHCR gives them more privileges than their hosts. Consequently, the hosts are looked down upon. The refugees become cocky. They start demanding equal rights with their hosts. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, some refugees have even given Kenya a bad name. Since Kenya shares a common border with Somalia on the East and North-Eastern sides, where some terrorists are believed to originate from some Western countries associate Kenya with terrorism. While on a tour of the United States of America in May, 2005, we were asked about terrorism in Kenya. We said: \"We do not know about it. You are surprising us.\" The Americans seem to know much about Kenya, in terms of terrorism, which we do not know. We told them that we were hearing about it from them. Therefore, it is high time we enacted a law to provide for guidelines on how refugees should conduct themselves while in this country. Nobody can accept somebody in his house perpetually. There should be a limit as to how long one should stay in another person's home before returning to one's home. Probably, only those refugees who provide wonderful contribution to the development of this country should be allowed to stay longer, if not for good. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the USA, negroes now compete with the whites. They demand equal rights. Soon, the issue of equal rights for refugees will arise in this country. I am, therefore, very grateful for learning of this development. That is why I fully support this Bill. I hope that once it sails through, it will give guidance to this country's future generations on how to handle the refugee problem. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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