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    "id": 1315990,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1315990/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah",
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    "content": " I rise to support this Report and Motion for the approval of these 27 nominees. Hon. Deputy Speaker, there is the risk of repeating what has been said by many contributors who have supported this debate. I note with gratitude that speakers this morning have spoken in favour and support of the appointment of all the nominees. In a way, the 27 nominees restore the dignity and the hope of many career diplomats who have worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for years, but have always been overlooked when it came to the appointment of ambassadors and high commissioners to our various missions abroad. You will note that close to 80 per cent of the nominees we are approving today are career diplomats. You have seen in the Report career diplomats who have served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 22 years and others for close to 30 years. Some are even about to attain their retirement age. Despite earning the term “ambassador” – as they are always referred to as"
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