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    "id": 698987,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Lesuuda",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13122,
        "legal_name": "Naisula Lesuuda",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, because I have been personally involved in peace efforts that have borne fruits in warring communities, one of the key aspects that made it fruitful was the relationship that we had with the NCIC. We worked hand in hand with other Government agencies and security agents. It is very important for those of us in peace-building efforts to realize how much more we can gain if we work together instead of having the communities versus the Government and the security officers. We should build synergies to ensure that we all work together. I believe that is the main objective of this Bill. Secondly, just as Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale mentioned, our focus is so much on the counties. We do not want our counties to pick bad practices that we have, probably, been seeing in the National Government or what we have been seeing in the past years. It is important to look into the affairs of our counties when they are still young, so that we can nurture equal opportunities. Minority communities in our counties have continued to talk about the same issues that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale talked about. It is important that there is cohesion in those counties to ensure that everybody is actually taken on board when it comes to employment opportunities and resource allocation. That is when communities will feel that they are part of that county and decrease the tensions and the conflicts that are there. It is also good to realise that without peace, there is no development we can talk about in our counties and the country at large. It is also important that before one starts to engage in peace activities, we know the individuals who use the peace processes to---"
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