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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mogotio, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Tuitoek",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kamuren Tuitoek",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also say one or two things about our success at the UN. But, first, let me congratulate our Leader of the Majority Party, Dr. Amos Kimunya, for being given the opportunity to lead us for the next two years. I also thank Hon. Duale for the good job he did in the seven to eight years he served as the Leader of the Majority Party. Secondly, our President working hard so that we managed to be among the 15 members of the UNSC is a very big achievement. Many speakers who have spoken ahead of me have outlined reasons why it is very important. Matters of peace and the environment are very critical. Trade, justice and democracy are some of the issues that the Security Council deliberates on so that the world can be at peace and so that we can also get progress in other sectors of the economy. This was a lot of work led by the President. I would also like to congratulate our missions abroad. We have been told our Speaker and Deputy Speaker and some members of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs also did some work. We all say congratulations for the great achievement. Norway, India, Ireland and Mexico were also elected to serve in the Security Council for the next two years. We also note that we did not do very well with our neighbours. I think it is an area we need to work on very hard. It is not good that almost five of our neighbours never supported our candidature. We need to look into that. I know our President can reach out to the presidents of the other countries so that we can improve our relations, as it affects trade and the status of Wanjiku if the economy cannot grow. On this particular case, the CS in charge of foreign relations should The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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