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    "id": 69857,
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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to support the Motion. In supporting the Motion, I want to adopt the reasoning of Ms. Amina Abdalla; I actually find her reasoning very solid except that we arrive at different conclusions. Ms. Abdalla has said that as much as possible, as a country, we should not take a partisan position. I agree with her on that. When I read this Motion, it is encouraging us to ensure that the referendum is peaceful, we seek towards peace, and that persons respect the outcome of an open and democratic referendum. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I see no problem with that. When Kenya as a country had a problem, it was our neighbours who came to our aid. If I remember very well, we did not even want interference from far abroad. We had more confidence in our neighbouring countries. We had more confidence in Tanzania, South Africa and other countries. When we have our neighbouring country having a need, we must help them in ensuring that they have peace. I would also want to say that we have a lot of Kenyans living in Southern Sudan. We also have a lot of Kenyans living in Kenya who have invested in Southern Sudan. Due to that, Kenya has a lot of interest in Southern Sudan; this is in addition to the need for peace in that part of the Sudan country; we also have interest in our own nationals living there. When our neighbours do not have peace this has an effect on Kenya. Therefore, it is in our interests, as a country, to ensure, as much as we can, that all our neighbours are peaceful. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in concluding I want to say that I very painfully watched the Tusker Project Fame that ended recently. In that Tusker Project Fame there were two contestants, K-Deng and Paleki from Southern Sudan. In their faces I saw hope for renewal in that country. Paleki, a very beautiful girl with an amazing voice, signified the hope of the people of Southern Sudan. Let us support peace, not just in Sudan but also in Kenya and elsewhere abroad. I support."
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