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    "id": 691075,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Metito",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "Two, no country is an island. This world has become a global village. Therefore, as much as we collaborate on such issues, it would enhance the cooperation on so many issues. One is on security issues. Now that we have terrorism as a global threat, such engagements between the security forces of more than one country will make it easy for each country to come in aid of one another in terms of security-related issues and in terms of help and cooperation. Therefore, this engagement enhances cooperation on security issues. Three, as I said earlier, the complementary thing of exchange of this training is going to be very important. If you see, we have the National Defence College here in Kenya and so many countries around the world have been coming here to acquire skills and knowledge on security issues. Therefore, such engagements will help us also to access such facilities across the globe. The fourth issue is that this engagement makes it easier for other bilateral issues to be agreed upon especially on trade. My colleagues who have spoken before me have put it that the UK is one of our very friendly countries; it is one of our top trade partners. Therefore, there are always other complementary things that come along it. The bilateral trade between the two countries as well as bilateral relations which have been pointed out earlier that date long time ago, are going to be improved further. Even in terms of education facilities, we have so many Kenyan students studying in the universities and colleges in the UK. Political relations between the two countries have been very well. It is because of such engagements that we do not want to say no to a good neighbour in terms of the global activities. Fifth is that in engagement, there are going to be community projects not necessarily the corporate social responsibility projects but it is envisaged that there would be some help like building schools, doing community watering points, boreholes and water pans especially in the three counties that this training will take in Isiolo, Samburu and Laikipia. Those social economic activities will improve the social welfare of the people of those three counties. We believe and also appeal to the UK since those are even arid and semi-arid areas to do more especially in the provision of education, health and water facilities. Finally, the biggest concern that has been raised in the previous MOUs that have existed between these two countries with respect to this training is now being addressed, if this House ratifies this cooperation. The big concern on illegal activities or officers committing crimes without being charged in our local courts has now been addressed. Those who will misbehave will be charged in our local courts. That has been the biggest concern of the people on the ground. It has become so difficult to access justice in case their rights are violated. Previously, you could not charge these officers in our local courts. Now that this cooperation, if ratified, is going to allow that, justice will be accessed easily in our local courts. Therefore, I plead with my colleagues and the House at large to approve this co-operation agreement. As much as some individuals have some reservations, at times, national interests supersede personal interests. Although those reservations are genuine and I agree with them because I been in talks with my colleagues, especially those who come from those regions, if this co-operation agreement is ratified, it will create avenues in which such issues can be addressed as the engagement goes on. Therefore, I beg to support the Protocol."
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