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    "content": "Kenyan Government per se . In the report, there were names of Members of Parliament who were mentioned adversely and it was claimed that these Members donated money to support the construction of a mosque. They were hon. Amina Abdalla, hon. Najib Balala and hon. S. Abdalla. Regarding these two political officials mentioned in the report, the Monitoring Group - I will be very slow and clear so that this is clear – underlines that it has no evidence to suggest that the said officials were aware that the contributions they were making towards the Muslim Youth Centre were for the support of Al Shabab activities. The Monitoring Group, therefore, believes that the contributions were solicited under false pretences and, therefore, there is no evidence to suggest that there was any willful wrong doing by the politicians. It has been noted that hon. Najib Balala donated Kshs200, 000 while hon. Amina Abdalla donated Kshs500, 000. Lastly, it is true that issues have been raised as to whether there is an impressive presence of the international agencies such as the UN, the World Food Programme (WFP) and other international agencies in Somalia to try and stabilize Somalia. Indeed, there have been questions as to whether there was a precluding of the United Nations from undertaking activities in Mogadishu because this is on the African Continent. The UN and, indeed, the international community has participated fully in making sure that Somalia becomes stable and a functional African State. It is true that the Al Shabab Militia who have been controlling several areas in Mogadishu are now on the run and have moved to an area known as South Central Somalia and the UN including the international community and the AMISOM Troops have successfully managed to secure Mogadishu. The Al Shabab Militia, who initially had controlled several areas of Mogadishu are no longer in Mogadishu even though there are instability and security concerns which have continued to hinder the operations of the UN in Mogadishu. Following the report of the Monitoring Group released on 28th July, 2011, the United Nations Security Council, on its efforts, has made sure that mechanisms will be put in place to stabilize Somalia. They have adopted Resolution 2002 of 2011 which was passed on 29th July, 2011, which provided an extra year for the Transitional Federal Government to continue holding the fort until they hold their elections, come August next year. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to categorically thank President Kibaki for having made sure that the Kenyan Government has not lost focus on Somalia. Kenya has played a tremendous role in making sure that on several occasions, we have intervened and we are finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel. The UN Security Council has supported the Kenyan Government and stated the same. The Kenyan Government’s intention is to seek the UN to make sure that AMISOM finally, as a peace keeping mission becomes a fully fledged United Nations Mission which will then be in Mogadishu to make sure that Somalia is permanently stabilized. Lastly, it is not true that the UN and the international community have abandoned Somalia because it is on the African Continent. The Kenyan Government with the support of the Coalition Government has on several occasions made sure that the Transitional Federal Government receives the material and financial support which they need to make sure that Somalia continues to stabilize and hopefully, soon, they will become one of the African countries that function normally."
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