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    "id": 1559936,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1559936/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo Central, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Kandie",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Motion on the Adoption of Sessional Paper No.1 of 2025 on Kenya’s Foreign Policy. It is titled: “The Grand Strategy to Position Kenya's Foreign Policy in the Global Landscape.” I commend the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations for its robust review and strategic recommendations. The Committee observed that the Sessional Paper does not shy away from confronting reality. It identifies key structural and systemic risks that are facing Kenya's foreign policy. These are apparatus ranging from legal and regulatory misalignments, forex fluctuations, shrinking global markets to climate shocks, rising cyber vulnerabilities, fiscal austerity and persistent regional instability. Those are not abstract concerns, but are real threats to Kenya's economic diplomacy, regional leadership and citizen welfare. The Sessional Paper recommends the adoption of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to optimise diplomatic assets. It is an innovative move that responds to budgetary constraints without compromising Kenya's global visibility. Most notably, the reclassification of the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs under the security sector, already approved by the Cabinet, acknowledges the evolving nexus between diplomacy, national security and strategic economic engagement. To sum up, the Committee is persuaded that this Sessional Paper is not merely a bureaucratic document. It is a blueprint for re-imagining Kenya’s place in the world with clarity, courage and constitutional fidelity. It lays the foundation for foreign policy, which is principled, pragmatic, and future-proof. Therefore, I urge this House to adopt the Paper as a strategic compass for Kenya's diplomacy in the 21st Century. I beg to second."
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