{"id":174291,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/174291/?format=json","text_counter":603,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Affey","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":381,"legal_name":"Mohammed Abdi Affey","slug":"mohammed-affey"},"content":"As we celebrate this day, I want to express my disappointment with the Kenyan Government, because it has decided to send a delegation that was not officially invited to the USA. That is a matter for the American people. They are celebrating and the President-elect, Mr. Obama, is saying thank you to the American voters. We have official representation in Washington. It is a shame that the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Tourism and others are going to attend an African diplomats' bash in Washington. You reduce yourselves to a level where you think it is glory to go and speak before African diplomats. This is a time when the image of this country is extremely high. This delegation is spending Kshs14 million. That is a scandal itself."}