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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the choice of whether this country should send our sons and daughters to contribute to the peace in Sudan is not a choice we can make in the negative. The enjoyment of peace between countries and in countries is a shared treasure but the maintenance of that peace is a shared responsibility. In the 21st Century, boundaries and borders have been erased by common interests so fast that currently in the world, we should be our brother’s keeper, that there is no me without you and that if you are in trouble, so am I. When countries fail to act promptly and in good time, either in other nations or with their neighbours, the victims have been those countries that have not acted. In this case, this country is an example. If there was a force that had acted on time in the case of Somalia, probably we would not be suffering the consequences we are suffering today. Recently, we remember the situation that was in Rwanda when there was massive genocide and the whole world was left with shame, including us, as a country. We asked ourselves: Why did we not act on time? Why did we not send our people collectively to go and maintain peace there? For that reason, I support this Motion. As I support this Motion, it brings forward a very important aspect of how we, as a people, appreciate the role that is being played by sons and daughters of this country that we send to go and help maintain peace in those countries. This is not forgetting, as has been said by most of my colleagues, that it is important as we do that to also guard our boundaries. As I summarise, my curiosity is piqued by a matter that was recently in the press whereby some military officers were being prepared for court martial for having participated in foreign duties. It is important that, as a legislature, we come up with a 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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