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    "id": 185120,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Foreign Affairs as to under what circumstances the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies Members of Parliament diplomatic passports. What is the justification for this, given that Ministers, Assistant Ministers and their spouses are entitled to diplomatic passports? The same are denied to Members of the National Assembly! Furthermore, Judges and their spouses are entitled to the same diplomatic passports. Could the Minister further confirm that the one branch of Government, known as the Kenya National Assembly rather than Parliament, which is the supreme October 8, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2585 institution of the land, is subordinate to the other branches of the State, including the spouses of those office holders? When is the Minister going to issue a revised circular making Members of Parliament eligible for diplomatic passports in recognition of all the above? In the meantime, could he consider downgrading those Members of Parliament who already have diplomatic passports to ordinary passports?"
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