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    "id": 803312,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/803312/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I support strongly the Statement requested for by Sen. Orengo. I support what Sen. Wetangula has said by way of information because I was also privy to it. Let us not take this as a territorial issue because Migingo Island and all these islands are in Kenya. We should not be seen as admitting that there is a territorial dispute. These are our islands. From what Sen. Wetangula has said, I am aware that when the two teams begun doing their work, they discovered all these islands are within Kenya. From that point onwards, there was no cooperation from Uganda. So, we proceed on the basis that this is a Kenyan issue. I would like to appeal to the Government of Kenya to assert the rights of Kenyans over these islands. If we do not assert ourselves effectively, then over a prolonged period of time, the situation my change under the international law. It is true under the East African Community we have Lake Victoria Commission which protects the lake. Its headquarters is in Kisumu County. We also have the Lake Victoria Fisheries Commission which is headquartered in Njinja, Uganda. I would like these two commissions to be more proactive in dealing with this matter. I want also to appeal to the two Heads of States of Kenya and Uganda respectively not to allow these types of disputes to spoil the good relationship that exists between the two countries. Recently when President Museveni was in Busia together with our President, our Governor raised this issue and President Museveni promised to look into it so that it does not happen again. However, it happened again. Let the two Presidents come together and see how they can resolve the issue, once and for all."
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