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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Olago",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion and, in supporting it, first, I wish to respond to the opposing voice of Ms. A. Abdalla, who said that this Motion is a waste of time and mere rhetoric. If you look at the wording of this Motion, it is particularly carefully worded; very cautious and very impartial. The idea is to emphasize the stand of our Government on the referendum in the Sudan. It is a Motion that seeks to encourage people of good will from Southern and Northern Sudan to participate in the referendum. It is a Motion that is very clear. It is not influencing the outcome of the referendum. It is encouraging the Sudanese from both the North and the South to participate. Kenya has spent time and resources on this and you have heard Maj- Gen. Nkaisserry talk about it. Kenya is a guarantor to the CPA that was signed in Nakuru. Kenya has got an interest in ensuring that the referendum on 9th January, 2011 is conducted peacefully and that all Sudanese participate in the same. Kenya being a member of Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and this Parliament having confirmed in a Motion that AMANI Forum is a part of this House, we have a responsibility to ensure that there is an effective system of political dispute resolution not just in the Sudan, but all over the world. This is the point that we must emphasize so that when the Sudanese exercise their universal adult suffrage on 9th January, 2011, they do so understanding clearly that the outcome of the referendum must be to their interest. The outcome should be accepted by parties who oppose and who accept. In this Motion, we have encouraged the Electoral Commission of Sudan to move with haste and ensure that the referendum is conducted peacefully. The working of the Electoral Commission of Sudan, as was clearly indicated in this Motion, is to ensure impartiality and participation of everybody in Sudan. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the outstanding issues that were mentioned by the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prof. Saitoti, are very emotive to the people of Sudan. They need to be encouraged that those outstanding issues, particularly the issue touching on the Abyei Province, must be addressed effectively after the referendum. The Sudanese from South need to be assured that the outstanding issues will be addressed even after the referendum. That way, if they decide to go as one country - the North and the South - they do so with proper information on what needs to follow. If the referendum in Sudan does not end peacefully, then the problem that we are going to have as a country is another influx of refugees. We know the problem that has been posed to our economy and to our security by the refugees from Somalia. We cannot have another one! It is, therefore, in the interest of Kenya not just as a power in this region, but also as a leader in this region, to ensure that the referendum in the Sudan goes smoothly, and that the outcome is accepted by everybody in Sudan. With those few remarks, I hereby support the Motion."
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