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    "id": 156788,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eng. Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "The behaviour of some ambassadors in this country is not acceptable. There is no way a foreigner, with no voting rights in this country, can come here and tell an elected Member of Parliament not to speak in his own constituency. This is not disrespect shown to the Member of Parliament only. It is disrespect shown to all of us, as Members of Parliament. It is disrespect shown to the whole country. We are the elected leaders of this country. There is no way, I believe, a Kenyan ambassador in Europe or in the USA can go to an elected representative in those continents and tell them when and how to speak in their constituencies. Why do we allow this to happen in our country? This is unacceptable, ladies and gentlemen. We must say “no”! This business of being told that some people are peace messengers must stop. They are peace messengers from where? We know the history of their country. We must say no to them. If we do not do that, what will these people tell us next? Will they tell us how to live in our houses next time? I would like to tell the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that these people must be told to respect us. If they do not, I intend to move a Motion to discuss these people under Standing Order No.79 so that they can know that this country has proud leaders who are here by right and not by mistake. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, no ambassador, no matter what they think of themselves, has any right to tell an elected Member of Parliament what he or she should do in his or her constituency. As a matter of fact, I would expect an ambassador with decorum to inform an elected Member of Parliament whenever he or she feels he or she has business in the Member’s constituency. This is something we cannot accept from any envoy accredited to this country. If we accept it, we are accepting to be misused and allowing colonialism to creep back into the country. That is not acceptable."
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