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    "id": 1559966,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1559966/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera North, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Major (Rtd) Abdullahi Sheikh",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The current Foreign Service Act talks about a ratio of 70:30. It provides for 70 per cent career diplomats and 30 per cent from outside. Initially, it was about 40 per cent career diplomats and 60 per cent from outside. The Foreign Service Act that we have in place, which is also scheduled in Sessional Paper No.1 of 2025, talks about 70 per cent against 30 per cent. That cures the issue of saying we need to have career diplomats in most stations. It is something that we are looking forward to as we try our level best to ensure that the Foreign Policy of the 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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