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    "content": "militia. Most of southern Somalia is now liberated by our forces and they are now carrying out pacification in the said region. Pockets of Al Shaabab, however exist in the countryside and particularly along the Juba River. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the battle casualties for the KDF are at less than 17 with five missing in action. The nations involved in AMISOM are Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and Djibouti. Sierra Leone is scheduled to arrive in October of this year ready for deployment. Kenya is deployed in Sector II where Sierra Leone will join the KDF troops once they are deployed. Mr. Speaker Sir, it is the responsibility of the international community, Kenya included, to help the people of Somalia to build lasting peace and to reconstruct their country after decades of civil strife and cyclic cases of natural disasters, drought and famine. After more than two decades of lawlessness constituted with an eight year transition period, Somalia finally elected His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Muhamud as their new president. The new president’s mandate is to steer the country from a post- armed conflict transition to a period of reconstruction under a stable administration. This requires concerted international efforts to support the new administration to establish a secure and stable environment essential for reconstruction. Kenya will play its part in this process. We value the co-operation and joint efforts with the other nations in accelerating the reconstruction of Somalia. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kenya has been at the forefront for regional and international efforts to stabilize Somalia. Its engagement in Somalia has at times been within a limited framework or at other times under multinational auspices. Such engagement has been informed by Kenya’s national interest and its obligation under the international law. Kenya has borne a huge economic and security burden arising from instability in Somalia. Our own security has been under constant risk due to threats caused by the proliferation and trafficking of illicit weapons, organized transnational crime, illegal cross-border contraband trade, illegal acquisition of official identity and travel documents"
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