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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Saboti, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caleb Amisi",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I was referring to earlier sessions and not this one. I appreciate being given this chance. Thank you for catching my eye. I support this Report by the Committee which I serve on appointment of ambassadors and high commissioners. Ambassadors and high commissioners are the highest rank of diplomats with full potential and powers to represent the State and Government. In this respect, they must be Kenyans of high quality with impeccable records of professional acumen. Sitting in the Committee vetting these ambassadors, I was well convinced because they were drawn from various departments and professions. So, for the first time we have majority career diplomats. In the last Parliament, we passed a Bill to protect our career diplomats so that we have a good percentage of them being appointed as ambassadors, which is one of the highest positions in their career. As a student of international relations, in which I am currently undertaking a master’s degree, I have interacted with these ambassadors from an academic angle and I am satisfied they are people with impeccable knowledge in education and international relations. Currently, the globe is changing in so many spheres; economically and militarily. There are power struggles across different regions: Hegemonic power struggles in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) region and the African region. When Kenyans who have knowledge in security matters are tasked to represent us in an anarchical international environment, we give our country enough power and expose knowledgeable Kenyans to carry our flag in whichever circumstances that occur internationally. There are a number of members of the diplomatic corps with a background in economics. For example, my good friend, Mr Matwanga, has worked in various missions and has an impeccable record in matters economy. We have been talking about how to harvest economic advancement out of our missions abroad. When we have diplomatic representatives 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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