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    "id": 1120042,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, based on that useful information, when Sen. Sakaja will be replying and before we pass the report, I will be interested to know to what extent the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was involved in this process. The Government of Kenya has not given a comprehensive report on the cause of death for many people who have died and been buried. Were they strangled or beaten? What is the legal regime of Saudi Arabia? Again, the role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot be over-emphasized in this matter. We want the Ministry to be accountable. For example, if the American Government suspects that there will be a serious demonstration by the students of the University of Nairobi (UoN) that will cause traffic jam along University Way, the Embassy of the USA in Nairobi will inform their staff to be careful and not to cross University Way at a particular point in time because there will be traffic snarl up due to the strike. What is the role of our embassies out there and what is their duty in terms of identification and following up? I am aware because I went to Dubai and spoke to some Kenyans there. They said it is becoming impossible to get support from embassies across the Middle East. When you go to an embassy to look for support, nobody cares. The attitude of the staff of the embassies is deplorable. What contributes to the abuse of our staff is the attitude we have with our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For example, when you go to the United States of America (USA), because of the hugeness of the states, even if people want to renew their passports, they are just taken round and round. The attitude of people serving in embassies must change if we have to protect our people out there. They must realise that while there, they represent the Government and the welfare of the people of Kenya out of the country."
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