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    "id": 720093,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/720093/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this treaty and to contribute to the debate about it. The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the Government of the USA on threat and harm reduction on the issue of biological threat is important. It is timely. We are living in a world that has very quickly changing security issues. In the last century, the 20th Century, most of the concerns were about nation to nation warfare. Today, conventional warfare between nations with armies lined up along clear battle lines is almost a thing of the past. What we are facing is threats from groups such as terrorist organisations and emerging security threats that were not necessarily military threats. For instance, there are threats of new epidemics spreading very fast. As the Hon. Member for Njoro has said, let us make sure this agreement is an agreement that works in favour of Kenya. Any research carried out under the auspices of this agreement should benefit Kenya. In the power dynamics between the US and Kenyans, even if we use the diplomatic terms as “partners,” the reality is that the US is a more powerful nation that has more tools and resources of leverage in that discussion. Kenya must ask very seriously what is in for us and what we are going to get out of it. 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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