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    "id": 811851,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion by the Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. Mbadi, and the amendment by Hon. Millie. I support it. Territorial integrity of any nation is very important. I support the sentiments raised by Hon. Wandayi; that this country needs to get serious on matters of territorial integrity. This country is losing its statehood. For a country to be declared a state, it must comply with four main issues: It must have a common language; it must have a population; it must be recognised internationally by the UN and other nations and, most importantly, that country must have a defined and distinct territory. We are losing our Kenyan territory. Migingo is just one of many cases. We have an ongoing case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with Somalia over a disputed area within the Indian Ocean. We also have an issue with South Sudan and Ethiopia over the Ilemi Triangle. This issue remains unresolved to date. The other day, we heard that our cows were taken away by Tanzania police and sold off. This country never took any serious steps. Right now, the Tanzanian Government has allocated US$2 million to a project of putting beacons on the Kenya-Tanzania boundary yet the Kenya Government has not provided budget for that purpose. We are not serious with protecting our boundaries. We need to do so if we have to remain a state. Otherwise, we are not going to remain a state. Some of these boundary disputes could be deliberate. That is where contraband goods are coming through. It is a simple matter. Why are we arguing with Uganda over Migingo? Why are we arguing with South Sudan and Ethiopia over the Ilemi Triangle? These are issues which the Kenyan President and the presidents of those countries can sit down and resolve. We also need to look at our foreign policy. We have a foreign policy that is not working. It is important that our foreign policy is discussed by this House so that we can have a practical foreign policy that works for this country. Without that, we will be losing this country to foreigners. I support the Motion."
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