{"id":1156818,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1156818/?format=json","text_counter":48,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Nominated, ANC","speaker_title":"Hon. Godfrey Osotsi","speaker":{"id":13172,"legal_name":"Godfrey Osotsi","slug":"godfrey-osotsi"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity. The Petition seeks to safeguard the life and interests of homecoming Kenyans from the diaspora. I think when the Committee retreats to digest this matter, they need to get experiences from other countries which have done similar projects. For example, I know that Ghana had a programme where Ghanaians who were abroad were allowed to come back. The programme was incentive- driven, and it even attracted African Americans who traced their roots to Ghana. This attracted expert entry to the economy of Ghana, and had a lot of economic benefits. So, we expect the Committee to look at those experiences."}