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    "id": 569380,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/569380/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I raised this question in response to very many problems that Kenyans are experiencing with regard to travelling to South Africa, including Members of this House. Just a while back, I remember Sen. Boy Juma Boy told me that he could not travel through South Africa - not because he wanted to go there, but even being in the airport without leaving it, he needed a visa. South Africa is supposed to be a friendly nation to Kenya. However, I believe that at the moment, they are treating Kenyans like poor cousins; with disdain, arrogance and disrespect. This is not how brotherly nations are supposed to treat each other. When you look at the trade between us and South Africa, they are basically the net gainer. So, one would imagine that under the circumstances, they would treat Kenyans with a lot more respect and modesty than they are currently doing. I would like to know how many people are currently paying US$70 and not eventually getting the visa. They are basically losing their money and not getting the visa to travel to South Africa. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we are told that somebody in a hospital bed needs to come back to Kenya to get a visa so that they can go back to South Africa, that in a nutshell is hostility at the very best. Therefore, we are asking the Government, one, to speak to the South African Government so that they can treat Kenyans the way we treat them; with respect like brothers, sisters and people that we like. Kenya is not a banana republic and Kenyans are not trekking down to South Africa to go and look for mine jobs. Therefore, it is not necessary for them to treat us with such disdain. Secondly, if the South Africans cannot reciprocate and treat us with respect, then it behooves on the Government of Kenya to treat the South Africans exactly the same way that they are treating Kenyans. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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