26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, just an observation for the Chairperson; when there is an overflow of that bridge, normally there are many young women, people with disability and the youth who have their business of planting trees. You can imagine what happens; they lose their trees which is their source of income.
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, is it in order for my learned Senior, Sen. Omogeni, to state that this way of engaging the Government is wrong? Rather than having tea and mandazi in the office of a Cabinet Secretary, is this a wrong way to address the issue?
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. It was very unfortunate that the incident had to happen. The families have lost their loved ones. It is good that the Chair of the Committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations is here because this is an issue between the countries of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia; these are friendly nations that have a long history of good diplomatic ties. As a country, we want to know the answers. This is an act of provocation but since it is an act of friendly countries, it is something that can be resolved at the highest ...
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
If today, we allow planes to be shot down by these troops in that territory, it means it could provoke even other serious issues. We know Kenya is one of the beacons of hope in the horn of Africa. It has even given forces to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and has been active in bringing peace across this region.
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
This matter must be addressed. Since it was first reported, I have not seen any senior Government official coming to even tell the country what happened. There was an issue raised that this matter would be resolved and communicated upon. Up to now the Kenyan, Ethiopian and Somali governments have not come out to tell the world and the country what really happened. That is a very serious matter that cannot be swept under the carpet. It might even create further diplomatic differences in the near future.
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
I send my condolences to the families that lost their loved ones over that incident. We wish that even as the Committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations investigates, those families mustbe compensated. We have heard the people had young families. We must ensure that those people that caused this incident, be it people from Kenya, Somalia or Ethiopia, they must compensate the family for the loss of the loved ones.
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, with your permission, you had approved my two Statements. I am requesting that after Sen. Wambua---
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