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    "id": 151979,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Foreign Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever, that the President of the United States of America (USA) has snubbed Kenya. Mr. Mungatana is asking why he will not even pass by Kenya. Heads of State do not just pass by other countries. If the President of the USA visits a country, it has to be properly programmed. From the information available, this time round - because we are not privy to the diary of the President of the USA – he is visiting Egypt to address an Islamic Press conference and then he will visit Ghana. He has not said, to the best of my knowledge, that he has no wish to visit Kenya. I do understand that given his parentage, certainly, Kenya is a place we would expect him to come to. I have no doubt whatsoever, that in the course of his presidency, he will find time and visit Kenya. I want to urge that, as leaders, we do not read too much into known events. The issue of corruption in this country is something we all know, and which we have all talked about. We know the damage it has done to the country. We know the commitment the Government has in fighting corruption, and the impediments we have along the way. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not believe that the President of any country’s visit to Kenya is going to be based on the issues the hon. Member is raising. I want it to lie where it is, because if we invited President Obama and he declined to come, that would be an issue. We have not. If he said he would not come to Kenya, that would be an issue. He has not. So, I do not see where the issue is and I want it to lie there."
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