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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Onyonka",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Momoima Onyonka",
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    "content": "We are aware that the situation in Egypt is deteriorating with dwindling food supplies, commercial banks are closed, there are long queues for bread and there is no food in general. As a result of that, this is what we have done in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ambassador in Egypt has immediately been instructed from Nairobi to look out for all Kenyan nationals wherever they may be in Egypt and make the necessary arrangements for their safe evacuation, including facilitating their movement outside Egypt. As a result, the Kenyan Embassy in Cairo has been in touch with all Kenyans registered and even those who are not registered. There are certain actions which are being taken. We have also instructed the Kenyan Ambassador in Cairo to make sure that he evacuates all the family members of all staff members who are working there and all the dependants of the Embassy staff have left Cairo. Most of them have already landed in Nairobi because they left last night. Three, the Acting Permanent Secretary, Mr. Wamoto, spoke to the Chief Executive of Kenya Airways, Mr. Titus Naikuni, about an hour ago. Mr. Naikuni has promised to assist in evacuating all the Kenyans. If Kenya Airways does not provide transport to Nairobi, Mr. Naikuni promised that he will provide code-sharing with British Airways and other European Airlines to take Kenyans to Europe if need be. There are about 200 Kenyans in Egypt according to the records that we have; 148 of them are students. About 100 of them are based in Cairo and live in hostels. They have indicated their preference to remain in Cairo. Some of them have said that they will monitor the situation in Cairo but the Embassy will constantly be in touch with them. A total of 228 students live in Alexandria and when we visited there recently with the Vice- President, those students were there. They have all left the country for Kenya. Most of them left yesterday and a few had left a few days before as the Ambassador confirmed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are 10 students based in Alexandria who are pursuing post graduate studies in exchange programmes with Moi University and other institutions. Nine of them have already left but one was left behind because he has family members there. Seven Kenyans work for Afri Mexin Bank which is situated in Cairo. They have all evacuated their family members to Nairobi. Only two of those Kenyans have decided to remain in Cairo to monitor the situation closely. Lastly, with regard to media reports indicating several Kenyans were stranded in Cairo, the Embassy has been in contact with all of them. We are prepared and ready to make sure that they are evacuated, if need be. We believe that no Kenyan’s life is in danger."
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