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    "content": "Hon. Rachel Nyamai, with regard to your statement, I have followed every bit of it. In fact, I want to ask: Since they admit that they sent teams of people there to find out who these people were and then they said that they discovered a presence of an unknown number of Dir, Ujejeni, Weiwei, Shekal and others who had crossed over from Somalia and had been living there for the last 18 years, what is the status of those people? I am not asking the question on your behalf, hon. Nyamai. All that I am trying to confirm is that this matter needs to be addressed further. I think there are very many issues which need to be addressed. The best will not be through a Statement signed by Cabinet Secretary ole Lenku. What is the status of those people? Are they refugees, or have they joined a refugee camp? They even admit that they carry guns to protect themselves. This Statement leaves a lot to be desired. In fact, if I were hon. Kamama I would have thrown it back to the person who wrote it. That is why we need these people to come here and explain themselves. This is a terrible admission of so many irregular things. They want hon. Kamama to come and read a Statement like this one saying that there are people who have been living there from Somalia for the last 18 years and they are not telling us what their status is. They even admit that they are armed. I am sure part of the reason you are raising this matter is because of insecurity. So, what is the Cabinet Secretary trying to say in this response? It is very casual and, indeed, very inconsiderate of the concerns that you have raised, hon. Nyamai. Hon. Munuve, there is nothing we can say here even if we discussed it further. I can see hon. John Munuve and hon. Makali want to raise the issue. We shall just be talking to ourselves. Do not imagine that the Leader of the Majority Party is just there. He has a lot to say about this. I think the best thing is for this matter to be discussed in the presence of not just the Cabinet Secretary, but all those who are involved, for example the IEBC, the Inspector-General and others. Very many issues have not been responded to. The best thing is for hon. Kamama to set a specific date for this matter to be addressed by those concerned."
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