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    "id": 1086043,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1086043/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Vihiga, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ernest Kivai",
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        "legal_name": "Ernest Ogesi Kivai",
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    "content": "Another aspect in the Bill is to do with what one of my colleagues touched on, the face of Kenya. It is true that some of us have travelled in missions abroad and we have seen what they are. We do not only have ambassadors and officers from Nairobi, but we have people called local staff who are recruited in the foreign countries. When you go to a foreign country, you find that even the local staff engaged in that mission are, probably, from one community that resides in that country yet we know that all Kenyans are represented in all these countries that we go to. So, it is a very good attempt at giving guidelines on how to show the face of Kenya outside there. The Bill also touches on issues of secondment of officers. We know that in the missions abroad, apart from the mainstream officers, we have others – the ones we call attachés. This Bill attempts to give guidance on the relationship between the mainstream and the so-called attachés. As much as we know that these attachés functionally report to their parent Ministries, for example, immigration or education officers report to their respective Ministries, but administratively, they actually report to the head of mission. So, we must have some way of making sure that, that relationship bears fruit. There have been issues about the duration of tour of duty. Currently, it is well known that it is normally four years. However, we have had cases where an officer or even a head of mission’s 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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