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    "id": 427622,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ongoro",
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        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. I do not wish to repeat myself because my colleagues have spoken on most of the issues. It is now a constitutional requirement as stated here under Article 240 (8) that Parliament approves such a move through a Motion. The first reason why I support this Motion is because of the need for regional peace. We belong to this region and what affects any member State affects us either positively or negatively. If they are at peace, it affects us positively but if they do not have peace, then by extension, we do not have peace. So, it is only in order that we intervene. Secondly, we cannot be partisan; get involved in one member State, and then just stand and watch as another member State burns. We already took a very strong stand on the Somali issue and it is only in order that we do the same now that the same circumstances are obtaining in the neighbouring Sudan. Thirdly, it is a security issue for us. While we spend a lot of money, energy and time trying to organize our own security, by extension, any insecurity in one of the neighbouring countries means insecurity in our nation. It is only in order that we get involved to avoid the infiltration of small arms and other elements into the country. Fourth, I support this Motion because we intend to save lives. We owe it to ourselves, to humanity and to our conscience. Lives are being lost in that county and we cannot just sit back and watch. As a nation, collectively, we should strive to save the innocent lives. Lastly, I am now impressed that as a nation, we are beginning to adopt a pro- active foreign policy and, to me, that is a really good issue and we need to sustain the policy that is becoming increasingly proactive. Before, we were a nation that did not have 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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