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    "id": 1412644,
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    "speaker_name": "Belgut, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nelson Koech",
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    "content": "diplomat with the expertise and leadership qualities to navigate complex international landscapes and promote Kenya’s diplomatic interests effectively. I will also refer to the case of Ms. Gertrude Nyausi Angote, our nominee for Permanent Representative at UNEP. She was one of the best nominees that we vetted. Her career trajectory reflects a distinguished path characterised by a wealth of experience and expertise in environmental law and climate justice. As an award-winning Senior Legal and Environmental Law Advisor, she has demonstrated exceptional proficiency in various domains, including research and innovation, and policy and governance. Her roles as the Programme Director and Public Interest Litigator at Kituo cha Sheria – she worked with one of our Hon. Members, Hon. Millie Odhiambo – underscores her commitment to advancing environmental justice both nationally and internationally. She has extensive diplomatic background and qualifications. I see that my time is up. Hon. Speaker, we must attach a lot of significance to the people we send to our missions abroad. If you watched the US. Ambassador to Kenya, Ambassador Meg Whitman … Please, give me one more minute, Hon. Speaker. Anyone who watched the US Ambassador to Kenya peach on the Silicon Valley when our President visited the United States will understand why we need someone of that stature as an ambassador. That person is the face of the country. That is the face of the President of the country. What they speak and how they attract investment to a country is extremely important. We need people who will not only market Kenya as a tourist destination, but also articulate Kenya's interests abroad and become the real face of the Kenyan people and the missions that they represent. Hon. Speaker, I would have said more but allow me to end it there by summarising that the Committee resolved that, henceforth, Consul-Generals should undergo vetting, as I mentioned earlier. With those remarks, I beg to move and urge the House to adopt this Report. I request Hon. Major (Rtd) Abdullahi Sheikh Bashir, my Vice-Chairperson, to second the Motion."
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