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    "id": 1359035,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sotik, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Francis Sigei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to comment on this important issue. On the onset, I was privileged to serve this country as a diplomat. This is a position of honour and I thank the President for giving us the face of Kenya. If you look at the names of nominees to these posts, they are from all over the country and professionals. So, I thank the Committee for doing a very good job. As I said earlier, I had the privilege of working in Nigeria as the High Commissioner. I managed to put up offices and staff quarters and I am very proud. I ask these nominees to make sure they work for the Government, bring goodies to this country and mainly work on economic diplomacy. When I was in Nigeria, I tried very much to influence intra-African trade, but there were many problems in West Africa. I urge the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs to give these diplomats capacity, officers, staff and working space so they can deliver on behalf of this country. The other day, I was in Canada and I realised there are many opportunities there. We should work together and create connections so that Kenyans can trade and get jobs available there. I am very sure our country will benefit a lot and so I appeal for capacity building of these diplomats. Let them be given proper technical and diplomatic training so that they can discharge their duties. I also ask the nominees to make Africa the place to go. They should improve trade relations between African countries. I support this Motion."
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