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    "content": "Parliament, as you are aware, I was the Chairman for the Committee for Defence and Foreign Affairs. It was during that time that our forces were keeping peace in Sierra Leone. It was during that time that they were cornered by the rebels and put in a place, including the Zambian forces. My Committee was mandated by the Head of State then to travel to Sierra Leone and remedy the situation accompanied by military personnel led by Gen. Opande. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we went to West Africa in general – because we went to Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and there – we found that the Kenyan forces had the highest reputation you can imagine. Gen. Opande, having commanded the peace keeping forces in Liberia to the extent that we went and succeeded in our mission in Sierra Leone, the Indian commander was removed immediately and replaced with Gen. Opande in Sierra Leone. It went on so that when that mission was completed, Gen. Opande again was sent to Liberia to keep the peace. I am saying this just to illustrate the performance of Kenyan forces. Let us remember that immediately after Namibia gained independence, it was the Kenyan forces that went to supervise peace and transition towards the independence of Namibia. The reputation in Namibia, if you dare visit there, is good, except that they left many children there; and that is commendable."
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