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    "speaker_name": "Kajiado South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Katoo ole Metito",
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        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
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    "content": "of. The offices were housed on the fourth floor of the Uganda House just some few blocks away from it. They are very strategic. It is located just a few meters from the gate of the UN Headquarters. Few blocks behind it is the Nigerian House. The Embassy of the Republic of Nigeria has about 47 floors and it is fully owned by the Nigerian Government. You can imagine how much income they are generating that could be used as Appropriation-in-Aid in running other missions abroad. There is also the biggest problem for all embassies. This is the delay in Exchequer releases. These delays even affect this House and operations of our sectors in Government, locally. How much more would those, who are far away from Kenya and experience those Exchequer releases, be affected? It is not only going to negatively affect implementation of their programmes but also their lives. I remember when we visited our consular in Los Angeles, California. We were there in mid-June this year – around 15th. Two weeks to the end of the financial year, they had not received their money for the quarter. That is for April, May and June yet it was only two weeks to the end of financial year. Even the staff has a problem paying their rents. Lastly, let me talk about the Kenya Consulate General in Los Angeles. It is the only Kenya’s footprint in the West Coast with an area of jurisdiction comprising of 13 states. I know you cannot open two embassies in one country. Only one fully fledged embassy or mission can be opened in a country then open consular offices in other areas within one country. But, if you take the Los Angeles consulate, it is serving Kenyans in 13 states: Alaska, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. This is a very vast region. There is need for Kenya to open other consular missions in other states. Therefore, Kenya can only learn and cooperate with the USA, particularly the State of California and the city of Los Angeles on matters aerospace, aviation and film industries. We even went up to Hollywood where one of our own, Lupita Nyong’o, was performing. California is known as a giant in ICT. The owners of Facebook, Google and Twitter are all there. I want to end there because the recommendations are the same for all the missions. I kindly request you to allow the Member for Kamukunji, who led one team to Canada, to second. He was also in the other team that visited the Asia missions. Also allow the Member for Saku to talk about Russia, Switzerland and Australia. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to move."
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