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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Haji",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I want to support this Motion and take the opportunity to congratulate His Excellency the President who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces for the commendable work that he is doing both in East Africa and beyond to cement good relations aimed at achieving peaceful co-existence among neighbours and the world. Whereas Kenya’s foreign relations policy was classified as “a wait and see” policy, now we can say that our foreign relations have matured under the leadership of President Uhuru Kenyatta because he has gone further than East Africa to visit other African countries, Asia and Europe to cement that relationship which is beneficial to us as a country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, all these efforts will yield fruits. This Motion which seeks us to send our troops to South Sudan is a good example. The previous speaker talked about the history of Kenya and he said that it has a track record in peace keeping missions not only in Africa but the entire world. I think this mission is very important to us because South Sudan is a close neighbour and we have a lot of ties and interests in that new country. These include bilateral economical and social. Kenya has never spared any effort in helping South Sudan to be what it is. I recall the peace negotiations which were 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."
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