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    "id": 513831,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/513831/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
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    "content": "Last but not least, I wrap up where I started, by arguing that Somalia has a lot of interests. It touches a lot on the national interest of Kenya; be it security and terrorism, economic and market interests, cultural and religious ties that we share. The same applies to South Sudan which, in this matter, I would like to call upon powers such as the European Union (EU), United States of America (USA), Britain and all of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to hold off on the sanctions that have been a threat in South Sudan. If they show willingness to come to serious negotiations in Kenya, a willingness to take care of their own Internally Displaced Persons and open up humanitarian corridors, they should not be given sanctions because they will have a direct effect on the economy of Kenya. It is Kenyan banks that are leading in South Sudan. If you slap any sanction on them, it is Equity Bank and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) that will lose. It is Kenyan traders and contractors who are working in South Sudan and being part of the engine of that economy who will lose the most. So, we have a stake. I wish Major-General Tumbo the best as he sets off to Somalia. I wish him success. May we think about the crisis that we have had there for a long time and make sure it is not repeated in South Sudan. I support."
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