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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Foreign Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is all I said. I did not say anything beyond that. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. C. Kilonzo also asked about the lawyers who probably misrepresented or inadequately represented the Government in this case. I believe the Attorney-General is hearing this and I thank you for pointing out that because if there was proper representation, we would not be where we are in the first place. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Ngugi asked about plan “b.” Plan “b” on this is the appeal that we are pursuing and I believe that it has very good chances of success. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Shebesh talked about South Sudan. In fact, the hon. Member is on the same page with me. We are the Chair of the CPA Implementation Committee of IGAD, which takes care of issues of South Sudan and we are trying to protect this as well. South Sudan has no difficulty with what Kenya is doing because we have diplomatic relations with South Sudan. We have an ambassador there, Amb. Leshore, and they have Amb. Majok here as their ambassador, and we have a wonderful relationship. We have no difficulties with this. President Bashir is being indicted at the ICC on matters of Darfur and not on matters of South Sudan. So, South Sudan is not an issue at all. The reference to activists was not to demean anybody. I mean the word “activism” is commonly used in this country. Everybody uses it. I do not want to deal with abstract. However, we have enormous interest in Sudan as a friend, neighbour, trading partner and as a party to the CPA. Above all, it is a strategic importance to our air routes to the rest of the world. If they were not there, we would still care because it is an African country like we are."
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