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    "id": 84977,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojaamong",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Labour",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sospeter Odeke Ojaamongson",
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    "content": "I stand to support this Report because it serves as a wakeup call for the Government. There are so many dangerous foreigners who are coming to Kenya. They are not being vetted. When you look at the circumstances under which those people are flocking into Kenya from Somalia, you will find that there is a lot of corruption that is involved. I think that should be reported to the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). They should move with speed and station their officers along the borders to ensure that the corrupt practices that are being done there are stopped. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when it comes to the recruitment of Kenyan Somali youth into training camps as army or police officers as indicated in the report, it seems this is a very complex situation. You will find that the Somalis who are in refugee camps are comfortable. They purchase ID cards to come to Nairobi and other towns. Those Kenyan Somalis who are outside are eager to register as refugees, so that if the Kenyan Government decides to repatriate people back to their country, you will find that it is the Kenyans who will be taken to Somalia while the Somalis who have come to Kenya illegally will be enjoying the illegality of being in Kenya. So, this report tries to identify many problems that are found along the border. Our Government should take into consideration this report and implement it fully. I come from the border; I must also confess that just as much as the 1,000 kilometres-long border of Kenya and Somalia is porous and unmanned, so many sections of the Kenya-Uganda border are also porous and unmanned. This provides a route for criminals to come into Kenya to cause chaos. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, our Government, especially the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons, the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security and all the related Ministries, should move with speed to ensure that our borders are secure. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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