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    "id": 926093,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kimilili, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Didmus Barasa",
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        "legal_name": "Didmus Wekesa Barasa Mutua",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I support this Report which is good. Kenya, as a country, needs to secure its air space. The fact that we have had a peaceful coexistance with our neighbouring countries does not mean that we do not want to observe our airspace. We do not know when a misunderstanding will arise. As we say it in the military, it is better for us to be overprepared than to be underprepared. That is important. I had a few reservations that were cleared when I went through the Committee’s proceedings. I had thought that this is community land that had been acquired forcefully having understood the attachment the Maa Community had on that land. I am happy the land was purchased from an individual. This House should organise a seminar with other State agencies. I want to bring to your attention that I am aware that the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has already paid money for the purchase of this land even before this House approves this Report. This House can either approve or reject the Report. So, for the KDF to have gone ahead to pay for the land is jumping the gun. Nonetheless, this is a good Report. We need to protect our airspace and monitor what is happening along the border lines. This should not be in Narok alone. I would encourage them, in future, to prioritise setting up a establishment of a FOB in Pokot, so that they can monitor the airspace between Kenya and the neighbouring countries to the western parts of this country. The Report is thorough. I want to comend the Chairperson of the Committee and his team for having visited the site and doing a thorough investigation particularly to ensure that the land that the KDF will acquire for installation of FOB is not community land, but public land. With those few remarks, I urge this House to approve the Report. It is important that this FOB is established. It will come with other benfits to that particular area like ground security because of the presence of the armed military personel. I support."
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