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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under the provisions of Standing Order No.43(2)(c ) to seek a Statement from the Chair of the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations relating to the matter of the nature of the International Criminal Court (ICC) shuttle diplomacy by the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya, reportedly commencing today; intended to start with a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) then proceed to Congo Brazzaville, Gabon, Nigeria and, finally, Algeria. In the statement I seek, I would like the Chair to make the following clarifications: One, whether this is a State or a private function. Two, if it is a State function, the Chair should tell us how much it will cost the taxpayers. Three, the Chair should clarify what benefits will accrue to the Kenyan public from this function. I would like the Chair to clarify whether he is aware that a similar effort by the former Vice President of Kenya, His Excellency Kalonzo Musyoka, in November, 2011 was declined by the United Nations Security Council. I would like him to clarify whether this is an effort in furtherance to the recent request by Kenya’s Ambassador to the UN, Macharia Kamau, on the same matter. Finally, I would like the Chair of the Committee to clarify how, in his mind he thinks the ICC will be bound by whatever the Deputy President will procure from the shuttle diplomacy."
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