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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this very important Bill. From the outset, I want to say that the Refugees Bill in Kenya is very important. This is timely. I want to congratulate Hon. Neto for doing so. This Bill also falls within the international law because refugees are handled all over the world. Once in a while, and from one region to another there has arisen a situation of war. People have moved from one country to another. Right now, there are very many asylum seekers and refugees in Europe as a result of the Middle East crisis. They are trying to access various countries and different laws have to be applied. That is why we have to apply this sort of law. The issue of refugees is old in history. It started long time ago. The Bible makes reference to refugees and so does the Quran. The Quran states that you should treat a foreigner fairly, and that the treatment accorded to a foreigner should be the same as that accorded to a widow or orphan. It was a serious offence to mistreat a foreigner. Indeed, that is the origin and the basis of refugee treatment. Different laws were developed in various countries. We have the AU Charter and parts of it have been reproduced as annexures in the proposed Bill. So, it is good to have a system that is well-regulated so that refugees are handled in the right way and within 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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