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    "id": 1085989,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1085989/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": "Report on the Foreign Service Bill, No.8 of 2021. Hon. Katoo ole Metito is a well-known diplomat having been the Chairman of this Committee, but also having been a Minister for Foreign Affairs and Internal Security at one time. He has been in this House for the past 24 years. This will be a game changer, economically speaking, if the House becomes serious and pays much attention to the Bill in the Second Reading. In the Third Reading, once Members have paid enough attention, they will inject some other new ideas in terms of amendments in the Third Reading of the Bill. Hon. Deputy Speaker, diplomats are not only ambassadors, but also consular and heads of missions. That is their work there. They are the link between Kenya and the outside world. The world being a global village, it is very important for us to have people who are patriotic enough. That is why I want to discuss with the Committee Chairman, so that we can ensure that one of the trainings that will be done in that academy is patriotism, so that people can love their country and we can market our country. There are many opportunities outside there. If we have good and patriotic diplomats in certain countries of the European Union (EU), we will get job opportunities for our people. There are 35,000 Kenyans working in a tiny desert Peninsula called Qatar. There is an ambassador there by the name Paddy C. Ahenda. He tried so much to ensure that he competes with the Philippines to take Kenyan immigrant workers there and protect them while they are there. We visited that country courtesy of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, and there are a lot of job opportunities there and we can get them for our youth."
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