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    "id": 707443,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/707443/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1453,
        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "The difference between illegal immigrants and refugees is so huge. Trump was talking about deporting illegal immigrants, which I think is a different thing. We are talking about people who have come to seek refuge in our country like what some Kenyans did in 2007 in Uganda. Therefore, this law will solve the problem that some people are trying create by declaring that Kenya should repatriate refugees immediately to their respective countries yet those countries are still experiencing serious hostilities and people are still killing each other. I wish to support this law because it gives guidelines on how to deal with the issue of refugees. I also support it because it speaks to several issues, among them, how to establish the process of repatriation and resettlement. You must understand that if you have to return refugees to their countries, there is a very elaborate process that you should follow. You do not just declare that camps should be closed immediately and that the people in those camps should disappear. If you do that, you will definitely create disharmony both within and without the borders of our country. This proposed law establishes a commission that will be dealing with issues of resettlement of refugees in their countries of origin. If, for example, you want to return them to Somalia, how do you go about it? This is not a problem facing Kenya alone. When we say rich countries should fund some of these projects, no country was destined to poverty or riches. It is the people of a country that make a country rich. You cannot, therefore, stand here and say that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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