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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ghati",
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        "legal_name": "Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "rising up the ranks until 2012. However, I had a problem with a retired Major-General. Just like my colleagues have said, I do not understand why we have to recycle people who have already retired and bring them back to service. I raised that issue in the meeting. However, having looked at his vast practical experience, which he gained in several countries when he was representing Kenya, I felt that he is a good guy and he will represent Kenya well in Somalia. Somalia poses a very great challenge to our own security in this country. Therefore, this job needs somebody who has experience in handling issues to do with security and peace. Somalia is our strategic partner. I have had an opportunity to work in Somalia before I joined this Parliament. I was working for UNICEF Somalia. I can tell you that the issues that face Somalia and the issues that trickle back into our country remain very challenging and immense. Therefore, I believe that this Major-General will be in a position to handle issues of insecurity, especially the issue of radicalization of our youth. When we were interviewing the gentleman, I found him to have quite enough knowledge in how he intends to help in the rebuilding and reconstruction of Somalia. He explained how he is going to forge and force co-operation between Kenya and Somalia. I once worked in Kakuma Refugee Camp and Hagdera. The largest percentages of refugees who infiltrate our country come from Somalia. Therefore, this gentleman exhibited a lot of confidence on how he is going to tackle the issue of refugees in this country. With regard to his education, you will realize that he is a man who is on mission to improve himself and, therefore, be an asset to this country. He is currently finishing up his masters degree as you can see in his resume. He has done a lot of work on getting his bachelor’s degree and diplomas in diplomacy and international relations which are what is essential for someone who is looking for an international assignment. However, I look forward to a time when I will see somebody from my community being nominated for such a position. I come from the Kuria Community. I can tell this House that ever since we started seeing people being appointed and nominated, the Kuria Community has always remained behind and yet, we are very few. We are just a handful and even if the President decided tomorrow that he is appointing one person as an ambassador, that person will be able to feed the entire community. I look forward to the day when the President will look at the smaller communities of this country. Those communities have also taken their children to school and they have people who possess the right qualifications. I look forward for a day when we will do deliberate discrimination in this country. The President needs to do deliberate discrimination and say: “This time round, we are looking at communities that have traditionally been sidelined in development.” He needs to focus more on the communities that have not been enjoying the national cake and decide to choose a representative or an ambassador from those communities. The Kuria Community has never known an ambassador, who comes from there, let alone a deputy ambassador, cabinet secretary or principal secretary. The community has been left out in all the appointments, including those to parastatals. We want to see a country where smaller communities are also represented. 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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