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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would have asked for more time because of this matter. Pursuant to Standing Order No.47(1), I rise to make a statement on an issue of general international concern, namely, profiling and discrimination at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters with regards to myself and persons with albinism. Marin Luther King Jr. said, and I quote:- “Our lives begin to end when we keep silent about the things that matter.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a delegate from this House I was able to attend, for the first time, the UN General Assembly from 21st September, 2019. However, I was profiled by the UN, where I was actually stopped by the Secret Service at the entrance and kept for 30 minutes. I was questioned and they were trying to get my identity. It was a theatre of the absurd because they told me that they were looking for somebody who fitted my description, and ostensibly was walking around with a screwdriver, which would harm the kings and queens who were attending the sessions. I then asked these people: “Really? When Americans are actually allowed to walk around with guns, you 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."
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