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    "id": 707445,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/707445/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1453,
        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
        "slug": "johana-ngeno-kipyegon"
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    "content": "This law also seeks to establish a secretariat that will deal with refugee affairs, so that whenever we are dealing with refugees, we do not deal with them anyhow. It also seeks to establish a Refugee Status Appeal Board. The CS could declare that one is not a refugee or an illegal immigrant. There should be a board where people can appeal and seek a determination of their status. This Bill also seeks to establish refugee reception offices. Remember, anyone can be a refugee any time. It is not something that can be planned. People can fight in their countries at any time and there are those who would want to seek refuge in other countries. We need to establish reception offices, so that if there is a problem and people are fleeing for safety from other countries, say, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, Ethiopia or Somalia, we have offices that will vet them. The officer concerned will take note of the departure routes of the refugees. They will ensure that arms carried by the refugees are surrendered at particular points. Many people have complained that refugee camps, such as Dadaab, have been hideouts for terrorists and that that is where they plan their activities from. When you fail to give these people proper means of living, anything can happen. The refugees in camps are in a vulnerable state. This means that they could do anything for a living in order to fend for their children. Refugee camps are places criminals would want to go and execute their plans. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the Government to ensure that refugees in this country are treated fairly well. This Bill speaks to the rights of refugees. Remember that when refugees are in the country, they have a right like any other person under international law. So, I will support this Bill because it ensures that the refugees in this country are treated humanely. When there is talk about integration, we should integrate them to become citizens of this country because they can also do good things for this country."
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