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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you have listened carefully, the Chairman of the Committee has made no reference whatsoever to the situation as pertains to Kenyans other than the staff of the Embassy. We know that the Ambassador was out of station - he joined the President in Dar es Salaam – and the airport is closed and, therefore, he cannot fly back to Bujumbura. We also know that the Embassy in Burundi had been stripped to only essential staff. But one would have expected the Chairman and Government to tell Kenyans what the estimated number of Kenyans living and working in Burundi is. Those are the people that we are most concerned with. Embassy premises are protected territory within the United Nations (UN). It is those Kenyans working and living in Burundi that we are largely and primarily thinking about. There has been news that in the last two months, over 40,000 Burundians have fled to Rwanda and an even a bigger number has fled to Tanzania. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know Kenya is the second largest trading partner with Burundi. So, our truck drivers that the Senator for Kakamega mentioned are sent by their employers to continuously deliver goods to Burundi. The Chairman or the Government has not told us whether they are going to issue any travel advisories to Kenyans going to Burundi in that regard but more importantly a coup has taken place. That is why the President cannot go back, the situation is volatile. We want to hear whether the Government has put in place measures, including standby capacity in the neighbouring The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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