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    "id": 572801,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/572801/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank President Obama for visiting our country and the engagement and pronouncements that he made. President Obama spoke to the issue of empowerment of women; I hope the Government was listening. As he spoke, it was a shame that one of the outstanding women in this country in terms of entrepreneurship is being persecuted by the Jubilee Government. I am talking about the proprietor of Keroche Breweries Limited, the leading woman entrepreneur. We would like the Government to let her free to do the beautiful job that she is doing. Secondly, I want to thank President Obama, who speaks very fluent English and eloquently for having chosen his English words very carefully. I thank him for having pointed out that he was engaging with a legally elected Government as opposed to a democratically elected Government. May the Government go digest and understand the difference between a legally elected Government and a democratically elected Government. I beg President Obama to listen to me, because I want to disagree with him on the issue of our forces being supported to continue staying in Somalia. Yes, the Opposition might be in the minority in claiming that our soldiers must come back home, but President Obama should bear with us because he was also in the minority when he was advocating for renewal of ties with Cuba. There are many times you are in the minority when, in fact, you are the one who is leading the country to the next level. For peace to prevail in the horn of Africa, people must embrace Somalia not by way of creating occupation forces. 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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