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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dido",
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        "legal_name": "Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Motion. All these nominees have been working with the Government since 2013. In terms of their performance, they are well known to those of us who were in the 11th Parliament. For the President to have appointed people who were working for him as Cabinet Secretaries, maybe, with hindsight, he had an intention that, as he sends them out there, they are going to represent his vision and leadership – particularly in the area of the big four agenda items of industrialisation, food security, housing and also in trying to come up with affordable medical care. Diplomatic posting is not just about us sending individuals out there. It is about the face of Kenya out there; representing each and every Kenyan. We have asked, as the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, the House to approve the list. But, the onus is now on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to train these diplomats so that they are polished. They are coming from various appointments. Maybe they have very little diplomatic backing or knowledge. 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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