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    "id": 778056,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on the Vetting of Nominee for Appointment as Principal Secretary, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 27th February 2018, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 155(3)(b) of the Constitution, approves the appointment of Amb. Macharia Kamau as Principal Secretary, State Department for Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Kamau is a Kenyan born in 1958 in Kiambu County. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Economics from the College of Wooster, Ohio and a Master’s of Education Degree on Social Policy and Planning from Harvard University, Massachusetts. He also attended an executive programme on macro-economic policy and management from Harvard University, Massachusetts. Amb. Macharia Kamau has worked in the domain of international relations, international development and international peace and security and in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade for over 35 years. He worked in the Caribbean and ran the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) offices covering 16 countries and gained incredible experience working with their governments. In 2008, he was appointed the United Nations ambassador and worked for seven years. In 2010, he became the Kenyan representative in the United Nations, a position he held for over The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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