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    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, we have had a few issues in the sector, especially the issue of vaccination, which needed to be properly delivered to Kenyans. It could have been anybody here and any Embassy, in this House or this country. However, Hon. Speaker, those issues are technical and require the competent authority to respond. The competent authority on this matter is the Director of Veterinary Services. So, maybe we should be asking ourselves the extent to which the Director of Veterinary Services came out and responded to the issue of vaccination. I thank the President for realising it is necessary to put Dr Karanja in Brazil. Brazil is the hub of agriculture in the South American region. Brazil influences agricultural products worldwide because they sell a lot to most parts of the world. Brazilians access more markets than we possibly could. They are much more advanced in research on various products. We can gain a lot in opening doors for Kenyans and for technology transfer from Brazil to Kenya. Having had an agricultural background and being in a place where he can identify what is good and useful for us, I believe Dr Karanja will do a good job helping Kenyans. Very briefly, I want to speak about the appointment of Mr Noor Yarow Gabow as a Consul-General. I remember very well that we had a heated debate in this House on why we should send Kenyans to die in Haiti. I have not found any Kenyan who has died in Haiti up to now. In any case, Kenyans are being commended for their good work. It is an outgrowth of that opening and the relationship we created with Haiti. I appeal to colleagues that sometimes we need to be objective in whatever we say so that we may also open up doors and avenues for Kenyans. Kenyans are in Haiti and earning a living, maybe even an extra coin from such international engagements. Hon. Speaker, I will briefly describe our UNEP appointment. UNEP is based here in Nairobi. We strongly believe that the appointment of Hon. Ababu Namwamba will especially help us investigate environmental issues in this country. It will connect the policies, legal, and regulatory instruments we are using in this country with what is happening at the UN. It will also help us improve our statements at international negotiation tables. I also believe that it will take time to identify what other countries do so that they are impactful when it comes to the outcomes of negotiations. In most cases, we do not take the right people to the negotiating tables. Sometimes, we pick institutions that may not have the correct personnel to go to negotiations. I appeal to Hon. Ababu Namwamba to look at negotiations once he takes this position. Let him look at the determinations of our proposals to the various issues under the table, especially when it comes to the United Nations Framework Conventions on Climate Change and when the conference of parties is meeting. With those few remarks, I support the adoption of this Report."
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