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    "id": 466523,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/466523/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gethenji",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2874,
        "legal_name": "James Ndungu Gethenji",
        "slug": "james-ndungu-gethenji"
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    "content": "In jurisdictions like the United States, there is the Foreign Agency Registration Act that requires people and organisations that are under foreign control to register with the department of justice when acting on behalf of foreign interests. This law defines the agent of a foreign principal as someone who amongst other things engages in political activities for or in the interest of a foreign principle. The people of Kenya need to know that when they hear the views of a particular organisation, they are in fact speaking for and on behalf of a foreign principal. For example, how many Kenyans know that the International Centre for Transitional Justice has on its advisory board John Githongo and Amb. Christian Wenaweser, who since 2002 has been the permanent representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations? In 2008, Amb. Wenaweser was elected for a three year term as the president of the assembly of State parties of the International Criminal Court. Other board members of the ICTJ are:- Kofi Appenteng, Chair of the board, who was born in Ghana, West Africa. He attended preparatory in public schools in England before coming to the USA in 1977 to attend Wesleyan University. He graduated from Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 and received a Junior Diploma from Columbia University School of Law in 1984. He also serves on the Ford Foundation Board of Trustees. The other is Vincent A. Mai. He has also served on the boards of several non- profit organisations including the Carnagie Corporation of New York and the Council of Foreign Relations. He is the Chairman of the African Advisory Board of the Council on Foreign Relations. The other one is Minna Schrag, a retired partner in the law firm of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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