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    "id": 281927,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/281927/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Keynan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 41,
        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to request for a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the whereabouts of two Kenyans; one Mr. Ibrahim Osman Lobre, ID No.21405991 and Mr. Abey Abdullahi Hassan of ID No.21062122 who hail from Mandera West Constituency. In his statement, I would like the Minister to tell the House the whereabouts of these two Kenyans, why they were kidnapped, tortured and are illegally held in Moyale Town of Ethiopia. These two Kenyans have been illegally held in Ethiopia without any justification. Their relatives, through the OCPD, Moyale, have made an attempt to have them released but no plausible answer has been offered. They continue to languish in jail and, in fact, when further inquiries were made, their relatives were informed that those people were being held on behalf of certain groups which have not been made clear. So, I would like the Minister to tell the House in his Statement the steps he has taken to facilitate the return of these two innocent Kenyans. Thirdly, what measures will the Government take to ensure that such incidences will not recur in future? Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the lives of Kenyans are important. That is why we have a Ministry which is the interface between Kenya and the outside world. Therefore, when you have Kenyans being held illegally, without any justifications--- If these individuals have committed any crime, whether in Ethiopia or in Kenya, they should be arraigned in a court of law. This has not happened for four consecutive months. You can imagine the distance---"
}