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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Milgo for this Statement. It has shocked not only Africa, but the world that xenophobic attacks continue to happen in South Africa unabated. It is very unfortunate that some of the people who have suffered in terms of loss of property and lives come from Kenya. We have been monitoring these events as the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. On behalf of the Committee, we commit that we will follow this matter to conclusion. It is so sad that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is silent on this matter. They have not even done anything to show anger and aggression towards the things that are happening. It is sad that Africans are attacking one another. We are proud the independence and freedom that South Africans enjoy today is because of the support across the African countries. When you see South Africans attacking fellow Africans because of immigration issues and job losses in their country, it is sad. South Africa is a country that was assisted by not only Africa but the world. I do not think the late President Mandela envisaged a situation where Africans would start attacking each other. We will look into this matter. We hope that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the CS will do the same. This is not the first time to have these issues surrounding this Ministry. I remember when we invited her to appear before our Committee on the issues of amendment on treaties and ratification, where we wanted the Senate to be part of the process, she snubbed us. The lethargy in that Ministry is so sad. I hope when she appears before this Committee and the Senate as a whole, she will tell us what intervention she has done, as a Ministry, to punish or even use either hard law, soft law or even international law. This is because what is happening, as my colleague, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr., has said; this law even attracts offenses under the International Criminal Court (ICC). We, therefore, need the South Africans to come back to their senses and stop attacking fellow Africans. We are one nation and one people, as the famous song by Bob Marley goes."
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