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    "id": 394058,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/394058/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A. B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "It is with a light touch. Hon. Chris Wamalwa has raised a question on the bilateral agreement. He has alleged that they would give us money on condition that the projects are undertaken by Chinese companies. If you look at all the governments, there are conditions where particular funding from foreign governments is tied to. I can tell you that all the investment and the bilateral aid that was signed by the Government are projects that will go through the Public Procurement and Disposal Act. There are no other conditions. Hon. Mbadi raised the issue of the West. As the Jubilee Government, we are not excited about the West. We want to protect the sovereignty of our country. Every country - from the smallest like Djibouti to the mighty like the United States of America (USA) - we will deal with them. We are not apologetic to anybody. Kenya is independent, whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) is there or not. This Government will not be a sycophant of the West. We are at liberty to deal with the Middle East and China. We will avoid dealing with countries that will fund projects and give us money based on attacking our moral standards. For example, if a country says they will fund our projects and we allow same sex marriages, as the Jubilee Government, we will say no. That is why we are looking at China and the Far East. We are looking at countries where our culture, religion and morals are respected."
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