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    "id": 934705,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/934705/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was in Form One in 1952. I know that Sen. Sakaja was not born at that time. The point I am making is that it took us a whole night and half of the afternoon to go by steamship between Kisumu and Port Bell, while it takes only 30 minutes from Kisumu to Migingo. We used to cross by ferry from Kendu Bay to Kisumu within 25 to 30 minutes to catch the same ship. It takes 30 minutes to cross over from the Homa Bay Pier to Migingo Island. It takes 30 minutes to cross from Mbita Point to Siaya. The Migingo Island is part and parcel of Kenyan territory. When we looked at the beacons, we were in no doubt whatsoever that this island belongs to Kenya and the other two sister islands. For somebody to say that we have now given up the territory to be run jointly by two countries, is something that I cannot understand. It does not fit within the diplomacy that I know. Sir. Winston Churchill once said, ‘we shall fight, fight, fight until we surrender.’ Are we surrendering? Have we fought? Have we negotiated through diplomatic angles? What is happening? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the message coming out quite clearly is that we now need to assert ourselves as a Kenyan territory and claim our sovereignty. Our sovereignty is embedded in the boundaries that have been defined by our Constitution. Any officer employed by the Government of Kenya must follow the dictates of our Constitution. The supremacy of our Constitution cannot be gainsaid. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}