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"content": "3570 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 29, 2007 I do not know if it is because we like to ignore the best that God has given our country. If we used a lady like Prof. Maathai, the door will be opened by any President, or anybody, in the world because she has earned respect. Despite that, we do not use her. She travels everywhere on her individual capacity, yet Kenya, as country, does not use her. Why not? She will be of a lot of use to us, if only we use her as a special envoy. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to talk about our sports people. I think it is timely. They have done us proud, and I am sure every Kenyan is proud to be a Kenyan. You could say that they fall under another Ministry, that is, the Ministry of Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services, but they are our ambassadors. I would be very happy, for example, if when our sports people come back home, after winning so many medals, Kenyans stopped all activities to go and receive them at the airport. But can we really do that? We ignore them totally as if what they have achieved means nothing. Sometimes I wonder what is really important to us, as Kenyans. Is it that we lack patriotism? Is it that we do not want to congratulate fellow Kenyans, even if it means just patting them when they have done very well? I think that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs could make use of our sports people because they are renowned worldwide. They should be used because they have proved to be what they are. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore, as a country, we have a lot going for us, but we ignore ourselves. I do not know if it is because we do not love ourselves. Therefore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should be supported, because we are doing very well. We made a mark in the world today. I do not think there is anybody who does not know where Kenya is. These are not the days when others used to think that Kenya is in South Africa or Nigeria. Everybody knows where Kenya is now. We should, as a people, use the good name we have earned and live up to it. Our missions abroad should be given more money than they have, so that we can live up to the name and status that we have acquired in the world, leave alone Africa. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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