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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gethenji",
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        "legal_name": "James Ndungu Gethenji",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to thank all the hon. Members who have spoken on this Motion this afternoon. I also note that the entire House has concurred with the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. We as a Committee gave a unanimous Report recommending the appointment of this nominee. I also note that the House has also endorsed the recommendations of the Committee unanimously. This is a testament to the good work that the members of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations put into this exercise of vetting and writing of the Report. So, I commend the Members and the House. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also individually thank all the hon. Members who have spoken including the hon. Leader of the Minority Party who gave a very good contribution specifically remarking and noting that the nominee was formerly the Managing Director of the Kenya Ordnance Factory which is the Eldoret bullet factory. As such, he has experience in industry and has a good commercial mind and the mind of a manager which are some of the attributes that we would wish to have in our ambassador to Somalia. He needs to be aware of industries and their role and the markets available in that country for our industrialists and the Kenyan industries to participate in and take advantage of. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, hon. Dennitah Ghati who is a member of our Committee had talked about the nominee and I thank her for her comments. She requested to see a member of the Kuria Community appointed next time as several other members remarked. I too would like to see a member of my community from my Tetu Constituency being appointed as an ambassador but, unfortunately, there are fewer postings than there are communities and constituencies in this country. We will have to make do with the balancing act of the appointing authority and also of this House. 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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