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    "id": 1559939,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations regarding this Sessional Paper, which has been brought to the House. Sometimes, the country is taken aback when we discuss sessional papers because they are not well-versed or well- informed about them. We have also not done much public participation regarding the same. I will give an example of Sessional Paper No.1 of 1965 on African Socialism. The Paper was laid by the then Minister for Economic Planning, the late Mr Joseph Thomas Mboya. It outlined how the country was to move forward as regards African socialism vis-a-vis its economic development. It was a good Paper and has brought us quite far. However, just because it was not well elaborated on, one Opposer of that Paper was the late Mr J.M. Kariuki, who in his debate in the House, made a point that, that Paper was creating 10 millionaires amongst 10 million poor Kenyans. That was taken to be the gospel truth and yet, it was misinformation. As we debate this Paper today, we must admit that we have not had a good foreign relations policy, especially a sessional paper on it, which is what this Paper tries to do. It will govern how our country will proceed with its foreign relations vis-a-vis the constitutional provisions and the statutes that relate to various Acts on foreign matters. Sometimes, it comes as a surprise when our own foreign relations personnel do not know what our foreign relations policy is. That cannot be encouraged. This Paper will now form part of the education to be given to those appointed to serve in our foreign missions out 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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