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    "id": 818249,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to contribute to this Petition. There are two aspects to this Petition. One, it is good to appreciate that the KDF are in Somalia as part of the re-added AMISOM forces; they are not there purely as KDF forces. Therefore, as part of our military diplomacy, we must also appreciate the good work and the professional services offered by the members who are the great men and women who serve under the KDF under a different assignment - whether it is under AMISOM, the African Union or the United Nation (UN). Having said that, I want to appreciate and accept what the Member for Mandera East has said. Somalia has been a source of social, political and economic turmoil since 1991. With the revolution going on in Ethiopia and the changes the whole of the Horn of Africa is experiencing, I have no doubt in my mind that, soon or later, Somalia will be a stable and functioning democracy courtesy of the support given by responsible members of the international community like the Kenya Republic. Just as the Member for Mandera East has alluded to, what is lacking is coordination between the AMISOM soldiers who have been posted to Jubaland region and our internal security agencies. Once there is that coordination along the Kenya-Somalia border which is one thing that has been lacking and this is why we have seen a number of blatant Al Shabaab attacks along the Kenya-Somalia border, all will be well. This is what the Member is alluding to. As much as we support the continued presence of KDF as part of the AMISOM group in Somalia, it is equally important that the same energy is directed towards the Kenya-Somalia border. That is so that the people of Mandera East, Wajir, Dadaab and Lamu get the same security benefits as the people inside Somalia are benefitting from AMISOM. In conclusion, this Petition is timely. It gives us an opportunity to evaluate, both summative and formatively, the performance on the part of AMISOM. Indeed, I know we have made sacrifices as Kenya to support our forces there. The same benefits must be felt inside Kenya. I thank the Member for bringing this. When the relevant Committee deals with this, let them delve into the issues of how the KDF has performed and whether their services contributed to the stability in Somalia and the security stability of communities along the Kenya-Somalia border. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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