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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I support. In supporting, I want to say that this is a noble idea which is long overdue. I just hope I am wrong that it has not been brought because of Mwende Mwinzi that we harassed on the Floor of this House. Even if it has, it is a good reason. It articulates and ensures professionalism in the foreign service. One of the things I like is that it also goes beyond the issues that we know ordinarily for foreign missions and it ensures that we look out for the Kenyans who are abroad. It also acknowledges career diplomats that sometimes we forget and we relegate when we are giving political appointments. It is very discouraging for people who have committed their time and passion for the country. Our missions require professionalism. I just want to give an example that I think I heard a Member saying, that sometimes we go to missions and you find that there is a mission where people can speak in one mother tongue. Even though Members have spoken and even the Seconder of the Bill, in the Bill, that is not very strongly provided. We cannot be talking to other races, but in the same office, we cannot speak in Kijaluo. That is not representing Kenya. I am also happy that we can also acknowledge people who do extremely well. I would have given an example of one of the diplomats, but recently, I spoke to one of the women in the public service called Muthoni and I congratulated her for the good work she did on the Floor of the House without talking to her. That was actually her Bill. I am told: “Why is Hon. Millie, who is a Luo, supporting you?” That is how ridiculous we have become in this country. Because of that, I will not say which ambassador it is, but one time we went to Zambia with Hon. Martha Karua and what I discovered is that people 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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