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    "id": 939106,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Cecily Mbarire",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Keter",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I too rise to support this Motion. I think it is important that the law provides that all treaties pass through Parliament, so that the voice of the people of Kenya can be heard in whatever treaties we may engage with as a nation. We know the world is becoming a global village. It is now a global village. We all need each other to advance and learn from each other. Looking at the partnership between Kenya and South Africa, which is way ahead in terms of economy and technology, it is important for us to have this partnership, so that we can gain from them. I also believe South Africa has a lot to learn from Kenya. If you are to look at it seriously, in terms of real engagement out there, in the AU and Somalia, I think Kenya has more experience than South Africa. Therefore, there will be lessons learnt and best practices that they can exchange. Because of the sensitivity of that partnership, it is important that there are clearly laid down regulations and rules that must be followed, so that we do not end up in an engagement that can cause conflict between two very friendly nations. In the implementation of this Treaty, I hope we will see better performance and a better running of our defence systems as a nation. We have seen that, even in terms of fighting terrorism, we have really advanced. We have better trained security officers who know how to engage and how to respond fast to such situations. We had the experience of the Dusit Hotel attack that happened just the other day and the way they responded showed that we are better trained and more equipped to deal with such situations than we were during the Westgate attack. I hope that this engagement will make things better for our officers here in Kenya and even learn from experiences in South Africa which may not be having challenges like we have of terrorism. Obviously, they will also learn a few things because you never know about tomorrow as terrorism continues to spread across the globe. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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