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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) F. I. Ali",
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        "legal_name": "Fatuma Ibrahim Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to even spend less than five minutes. First and foremost, I want to thank you. I support the Report on the nomination of Major General (Rtd) Lucas K. Tumbo to be the ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia. I come from Wajir which borders Somalia on a long stretch. A lot of traders from Somalia and some living in Wajir engage in business in Somalia and Kenya. When the Chairman of the Defence and Foreign Relations Committee presented the Report, I was really impressed by the credentials of the appointee. It was a well thought-out nomination. Somalia is a very unstable country. It has been at war for the last 22 years. The choice of a Kenyan with military experience and very senior in the military set-up is the most appropriate. This was a well thought-out appointment. I want to share with this House that we met one time with Parliamentarians from Somalia and they said that Kenya is their mother country. They said that Kenya has been supporting Somalia to form a stable government and to be a stable country, but they were shocked and disturbed as to why Kenya was not deploying an ambassador to be stationed in Mogadishu, the Capital City of Somalia. From the Report, the Chairman of the Defence and Foreign Relations Committee has alluded that this appointee, when approved, and I am confident that he will be approved, will be stationed in Mogadishu, Somalia, to engage constructively on the interests of Kenya and Somalia. I have no doubt that after we appoint him, he will be in Somalia as early as yesterday. The Members of Parliament were also worried that Somalia is fighting and chasing away the Al Shabaab and they are coming to Kenya. They are looking for ways to collaborate with the Kenyan Government, so that the Al Shabaab becomes an element of the past. We should not harbour them in Somalia because of lack of strategic intervention. I want to confirm that Somalia will greatly appreciate. They had shared their frustration for lack of representation in Mogadishu. The appointment of Major General (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo is timely and appropriate. They will appreciate the caliber of the appointee that we are deploying to Somalia as a strategic partner in this region. They have a lot of trust and confidence in the Government of Kenya and they are willing to support further. I want to assure Major General (Rtd) Tumbo that he will enjoy Somalia. It is very peaceful sometimes. He will enjoy the weather and will make friends there. He needs to build relationships with the border towns of Kenya and the counties that border Somalia. You have seen what happened in Mandera. We need a very strategic intervention so that our ambassador can build permanent solutions to restore security in our borders. I support this nominee."
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