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    "id": 81940,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mungatana",
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        "legal_name": "Danson Buya Mungatana",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the safety of property and lives of Kenyan citizens in Southern Sudan. Mr. Speaker Sir, there is a pending Referendum in Southern Sudan which is expected to take place on 9th January, 2011. In keeping with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that was signed here in Kenya, there were a number of things that needed to have been accomplished before that Referendum took place. Among some of the things was an agreement on the demarcation of the borders between the North and the South, the sharing of the oil and how the integrated army would operate in the new Southern Sudan, amongst other things. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are aware that none of these things have been achieved, including the preparation of the voters’ register. The tensions are rising as we are aware of. I would like to seek the following clarifications from the Minister for Foreign Affairs:- (i) whether he could tell this House how many Kenyans are resident in Southern Sudan; (ii) whether he could also tell this House how much is the worth of Kenyan business investments in Southern Sudan; (iii) what preparations are there to protect the people of Kenya and their property in the event of things going differently; (iv) what diplomatic efforts Kenya is making to ease the tension, so that our people and investments can be protected in Southern Sudan."
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