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    "id": 427525,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/427525/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the distinguished Senator for Meru. We saw our troops perform a sterling job when they went to police the boundary dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea. We saw what happened in Mozambique and we saw our officers when the UN Protectorate mandate was coming to an end in Namibia. It was Kenya that was called upon. A distinguished Kenyan called Maj. Opande was the head of the combined UN force. I am told that a lot of Namibians named their children after Maj-Gen. Opande for the great work that he did. That is what our troops have been, not to mention the recent movement into Somalia, courtesy of yours truly. When the piracy menace was at its worst and the nerve cell of piracy was in Kismayo, our troops moved into Somalia, took the Port of Kismayo and in effect cut off the head of the nightmare of piracy where everything was being done in terms of smuggling contraband, among other things. Our troops have done a wonderful job. When I recently heard our President announce that Kenya had sent battalions to South Sudan, I wanted to take issue with him because I knew what the Constitution says. After one enquiry, I learnt that he was speaking about troops that were already there that were sent by the Kibaki Government. He was only owning up that our troops are in Sudan. He is doing the right thing for a change by bringing to Parliament a request, for approval, as required by the Constitution so that we can deploy our troops. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}