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    "id": 707455,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) F.I. Ali",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Fatuma Ibrahim Ali",
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    "content": "security and support to recognised refugees. Sometimes, there are limitations on the part of the country. The other thing currently happening is the forceful repatriation of refugees. Under law, refugees should volunteer to go back home. They should not be forced. They should be given enough information that the place they are being taken to is safe, secure and they can return without any problem. I neighbour refugee camps because I represent Wajir County and I have witnessed that refugees are given ultimatums to go back to their countries. We know Somalia is very unstable. Security cannot be guaranteed. People will return in a few days if they are repatriated by force. They do not have enough information to go back as volunteers. They should not be coerced, forced, intimidated, embarrassed or made to feel insecure. They should not feel that they are not wanted in this country. This law will protect the refugees from forced repatriation. Kenya has done a great job to host refugees, particularly from Somalia. Kenya should also take pride in allowing refugees to be repatriated by choice and not by being forced. Kenya is proud of hosting refugees from diverse countries, such as our neighbours, in huge numbers. We know that refugees cause insecurity sometimes. Some citizens of this country also cause insecurity. So, it is not only refugees who cause insecurity. Insecurity is broader and is not just caused by hosting refugees. We need to broaden that discussion. I support the Bill."
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