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    "id": 251711,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/251711/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Abdalla",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 245,
        "legal_name": "Abdallah Jumaa Ngozi",
        "slug": "abdallah-ngozi"
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Motion of Adjournment to discuss the issue of the purported mamlukis . Despite what we think of the Minister of State for Administration and National Security, he is a representative of the Government. As such, we should not entertain any foreigner in our country who answers him back and dares him to shut up. I am a bit shocked that the Minister for Administration and National Security, who could be rattled by a newspaper, cannot be rattled by a person who answers him back. I would like the Minister, when responding, to tell us what it is about these mamlukis that he is unable to answer them back when he can answer back to any Kenyan. I spent two years of my life working in the undeclared Republic of Somalia. When I was in Somalia, I came across the term \"PNG\". A colleague of mine in the UN was given 12 hours to leave the Republic of Somalia for merely saying that a policeman was not qualified to do his job. Kenya is recognised by the whole world and we are entertaining two characters to dare the Police April 26, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 705 Commissioner to go to their homes. We have allowed them to hang around town and masquerade in any function they wish to. This is a clear sign that we are allowing foreigners to take over our country and downgrade the value of a Kenyan citizen. Any country should not allow foreigners to joke around with her citizens like we have done. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the things that are very difficult for Kenyans who are coming back home from overseas is to carry their pets and their personal belongings. The Minister has allowed foreigners to import into our country pets and plants. He should tell us how the mamlukis were able to import six dogs into the country in a span of 24 hours. Unless the Government gets serious and shows us that these things are either not co- ordinated or are not functioning as a whole, we are not going to have a country that respects the rule of law. If a mamluki can come here, disrespect our laws and get away with it, why should Kenyans be expected to respect the law?"
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