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    "speaker_name": "Gilgil, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also agree with Hon. Junet that we should give them a second chance. Sometimes a Member of Parliament may not do well but when he or she becomes a senator or governor, they do an exemplary job. Since they have not been dismissed on grounds of being ineffective or doing anything against the Constitution, let us give them a chance and allow the appointing authority to do as he wishes. I sat throughout the vetting process. It has come at the right time when we are reviewing our foreign policy as a country to align it with the shifting global dynamics and our national interests. That is why these appointments are very crucial. The issue of Dr Karanja, who is a very well-grounded and renowned academic with immense experience, has come at the right time. We are expecting to hold the Conference of Parties (COP)30 in Belem, Brazil this year in November. We hope he will help us to navigate through as we send our team to negotiate and make progress for our country. Another issue we raised with Dr Karanja is the ambassadorial missions becoming the first stop of Kenyans living outside the country, especially when students are stranded or we have issues in other countries. The ambassadors must be reachable, accessible and responsive to citizens outside the country. The ambassadors, permanent representatives and consul- generals project the image of the country and the President to the outside world. I also agree with the previous speakers' statements on when a person declines an appointment. This is sending a very bad picture of Accra City because it has been rejected twice. As the Mover said, the Head of Public Service should consult with the appointing authority so as to ensure that if someone is not ready to take up an appointment, they reject it at the right time. Let the name of such person not get into the Gazette Notice. Once it gets there, even if you write to the Clerk, it would have already gone out to the public. Timing is very critical. The issue of linking our country with other counties is very important. The world has become a global village. We hope that these three appointees will do a good job. I want to also speak about Hon. Ababu Namwamba, a person who served in this House for 10 years and was a CAS. We interrogated his knowledge and ability to represent us at the UNEP and UNON. Despite UNEP and UNON being hosted in this country, if you go to Switzerland or New York, you will see the linkage between the national and domestic interests with the United Nations (UN) offices located in those areas. I feel that UNEP and UNON located in Gigiri feel detached from what we do in this country. I hope that, as he promised, he will act as a bridge between getting the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) and the national interests of this country linked with those offices. Let Kenyans also feel as part of the global world. The issue of Haiti is very critical. The person nominated to serve there is Mr Gabow. He has been in the police for over 30 years. He ended up as the Deputy Inspector-General and was dealing with policy implementation at that level. One question that we put up to him is that 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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