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    "id": 513836,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju",
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        "legal_name": "Florence Kajuju",
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    "content": "Our President, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, has preached the issue of having a common bond as East Africans. That includes our neighbours. As I speak, the Committee on Regional Integration is looking at the Peace and Security Pact and the Protocol which is supposed to look at issues that concern the East African Community in as far as peace is concerned. We cannot speak about peace within the East African Community if we do not look at our neighbors. What kind of peace are we going to enjoy if our neighbours are not enjoying the peace that we experience within our Community? This is a step in the right direction. I commend His Excellency the President for doing this for us, not only for Kenya, but for the East African Community. When we talk about a common market within the East African Community, we are praying that we open more markets within the East African Community. We know that there are a lot of goods, services and trade that can be exchanged between the two countries of Kenya and the Federal Republic of Somalia. Speaking as the Women Representative for Meru County, we produce miraa. The major consumer of miraa is the Federal Republic of Somalia. I will be the first person to ask the Leader of the Minority Party, because he appears to know Amb. Tumbo, to ensure that there is a relationship between Meru and Ambassador Tumbo, so that when he goes to Somalia, he can ensure that more money is exchanged through the export of miraa to that country. I strongly support the appointment of Major-General (Rtd.) Tumbo to that position. The other plus for Major-General Tumbo is that he has the expertise in peace- keeping within the United Nations, East Africa and Africa. He has been to Namibia, Eritrea and Ethiopia. This is the best character that can address the issues that regard peace and security within East Africa and, most importantly, our relationship as a country with the Republic of Somalia. With regard to the refugees status, which has been spoken about by some of my colleagues, we have experienced situations within Kenya in as far as refugees are concerned such as the inflow of refugees into Kenya from Somalia and from other countries. If we want to address the issue of refugees, then we need to have experienced people who have dealt with situations that are similar to what Kenya is experiencing. This is the best candidate for the job. He is not old. He is only 58 years old. That means that he has the energy to run around. He has the capacity and knowledge of having been a General to deliver the service that we, as a country desire, so that integration can be deepened, widened and tightened and Kenya and Somalia will be better countries. I support."
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