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    "id": 2666,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. C. Kilonzo",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Mutavi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "If we are funding Southern Sudan, then we have a duty to fund Somalia. We are not only talking about military intervention, we are talking about Kenya lobbying the international community to fund the problem in Somalia. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in supporting this Motion, I have three reasons as to why we need to convert our operation there into an African Union affair. Firstly, we must give assurance to the Transitional Federal Government in Mogadishu that we do not have any hidden agenda like trying to create Azania or Juba Land state. Secondly, we must not talk about creating a buffer zone. The idea of creating a buffer zone is another way of talking about creating another state within Somalia. Thirdly, we must be a team player. We must not go into Somalia alone. Before 19th December, 2011, the African Union (AU) is going to petition the United Nations (UN). I am sure that they will be going to look for funds. We cannot afford to remain in Somalia as Kenya. We must bring on board other team players as well. If we achieve peace in the Somalia, we will easily move the 500,000 refugees who are in Kenya into Somalia. The Somali people would rather be Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) rather than refugees. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, somebody said that you do not have to fight to be a man but when you are a man, sometimes you must fight. A time has come for Kenya to rise to the occasion and to the challenges and show leadership in Africa. We cannot be a leader but when it comes to assisting people solve their problem, we say: “No, we cannot assist you. Let us, first, complete solving our problems.” When we had the post-election violence in 2007/2008, everybody in the world stopped what they were doing and came to assist us. This is pay-back time for Kenya. We must pay back by going into Somalia---"
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