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    "id": 847488,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/847488/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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        "legal_name": "Owen Yaa Baya",
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    "content": "the world is sustainable. Kenya benefits immensely from a discussion like this at the global stage. As a country, we are discovering new energy sources in terms of oil in Turkana and other places. The world is moving towards renewable energy. Looking at the Report, you realise that for this country to be sustainable and part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is that we have to invest heavily in renewable energy so that we can sustain the economy as it were. One of the other interesting topics that we discussed at the IPU is the issue of democracy and human rights. When we were at the IPU Conference in Geneva, there were many things that were happening in this country. We thank God that the handshake has brought this country to a completely new path. We need to look at democracy as something that we benefit from. The Constitution of this country is very rich at ensuring that human rights are given the maximum support and respect as enshrined in the Constitution. The Global Compact on regular migration looks at human rights from the perspective of migrants and how a country needs to look at refugees. Kenya is host to many refugees. This conference was relevant to Kenya in giving a pedestal for Kenyans to look at how we continue to treat refugees in this country. The Government has been very clear on its policy on refugees and there has been a push to close the current refugee camps because refugees coming to this country have continued to deplete the little resources that we have. Human rights call upon us to continue to address the problems that are encountered by refugees. More importantly, this conference showed that we need to look at the root causes of migration and refugees and why refugees move from one country to the other as a way of addressing human rights in the world. Kenya has had so many refugees from Sudan, Somalia and other countries. As we receive those refugees into this country, we treat them well, but we also need to continue to be the peace super power within the region to address the causes of refugees. Kenya has participated effectively in bringing peace in South Sudan. That way, we address the resolution of the IPU, which says that we need to look at the root causes of refugees and address them so that we can stop their influx into nations. We also need to look at why people migrate from one country to another and address the root causes of migration so that, as a country, we feel safe with the few refugees and migrants that we have and also stop countries from acting in ways that make their people refugees."
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