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    "type": "speech",
    "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 another point that I had omitted to answer. Dr. Khalwale asked whether I said we will invite President Bashir to come to Kenya. I also saw it in the media. I said - and it must be on a clip in all media houses, including international media - that Kenya is going to ask IGAD to call for a meeting very urgently to deal with the outstanding issues of the CPA because they were on the agenda of the Summit that we held in Addis Ababa on 25th . But because the President of Sudan and the President of Southern Sudan were not there, the agenda was put aside. When the meeting is called - and I hope it will be called in Addis Ababa because the Chair of IGAD is the Prime Minister of Ethiopia - we will be there to attend hoping that the President of Sudan and the President of South Sudan as the two principals, will be there to resolve the outstanding issues. If President Bashir was to come to Kenya, it is certainly not the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or any other Ministry to invite him. That is because Ministers do not invite Presidents to visit other countries. It is the Head of State who can invite another Head of State. I cannot be that careless as to say that I will invite President Bashir because I have no capacity to invite him. Secondly, there is absolutely no risk of any sanctions on Kenya arising out of the altercations on this case. I am sure the international community is more serious than that."
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