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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Vihiga, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ernest Kivai",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. Let me start by congratulating the Committee under the Chairmanship of Hon. Koech for a job well done. They have told us that they spent hours on this vetting and I take note that the list was very long. Secondly, I want to congratulate the 27 nominees for the appointments that they have been bestowed with. There are three things that I take note with satisfaction when I look at this list. One, when you go through all the names as they appear in the list, they represent the face of Kenya. This is very useful because time and again we have had skewed nominations that do not represent the face of Kenya. So, I congratulate the President on that one. Two, a lot has been talked about the gender rule and I agree with what has been said. There is good representation of gender when I look at this list. Three, I note with satisfaction the mix between various careers that have been tapped in this list. For example, we have academicians and ex- military officers who have been given a chance at diplomacy. So, it is a very good mix of people with different experiences being tasked to do diplomacy. One thing I will ask before these nominees leave for their respective foreign missions is that they get a very good pre-departure training. Some of them are going to countries whose 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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