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    "id": 69895,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kajwang",
    "speaker_title": "28 Thursday, 16th December, 2010(A) The Minister for Immigration and Registration of Persons",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 164,
        "legal_name": "Gerald Otieno Kajwang",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I recently saw photographs of citizens of Sudan being registered somewhere in Kitale and praying for their country, I was encouraged. When we talk about the CPA, we actually want that peace to be comprehensive. We want that agreement to be respected. The only way we can determine whether that peace is comprehensive and that agreement has been accepted is by encouraging our brothers and sisters in Sudan to vote peacefully during the referendum. I want to thank my brother, the Chairman of the AMANI Forum for bringing this Motion to this House. For a while, we thought that we should not be discussing the Sudan issues within Kenya because we might be seen as interfering. But again, our brothers and sisters in this region look upon us. They look upon this Parliament and the people of Kenya to encourage them to go the path that Kenya has taken. In fact, Kenya is now doing what we call parliamentary democracy and diplomacy. We can go out of our borders and encourage our brothers and sisters and even share with them what we have. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenya is the only country in the whole of the East African region that has changed its Constitution in peace time. We did so, when there was no war. I think people admire us and want to learn from us. This Parliament should go out and share what we have. Only recently, Members of Parliament were in Tanzania during their elections. I have been monitoring elections many times in Germany which is a developed country. I think we learn a lot when we interact in this way. When this is settled, Sudan as a whole will look at us with respect as friendly neighbours and we will do good business. I think we should go out and spread this good news that things can be bad like they were bad in Kenya. Things can also be good like they were during the referendum only recently. We can move together as proud people of Africa seeking peace everywhere. I hope that the resolution in the House will be read in all capitals of Africa. Kenya supports peaceful election, referenda and management of public affairs. That is the direction we want to go. That is the direction we encourage everybody else to go. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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