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    "id": 836947,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First and foremost, I want to thank the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations led by Hon. ole Metito. In the last Parliament, I was a ranking Member in that Committee and the performance was pathetic under the chairmanship of the Member of Parliament for Tetu, Hon. Githinji. I brought a Motion twice to impeach the Chairman because he was sleeping on the job. This is the first Report. Hon. ole Metito, because we were with him in the last Parliament in the same Committee, knew the problems that we were going through. Foreign missions are very critical for the success of any country because they provide a linkage between the mother country and the host country. This is the face of Kenya. It provides public relations. It is the ambassador. In this country, we have a defined foreign policy. When we have our ambassadors abroad, they are supposed to advance, propagate and market the foreign policy of Kenya. The foreign policy of Kenya is commercial. It is about business. It is about trade. It is very shameful when you look at a country like China. The balance of trade between Kenya and China is in the excess of 90 per cent negative which means they are reaping from us. The respective ambassadors must always know they are there to market their country so that we can attract tourists. Tourists need to come to this country. We have many foreign sites that they can visit. We know about the Maasai Mara, the natural flora, the mountains, the bullfighting in Kakamega, the circumcision ceremonies in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia and many others. This is what they are supposed to be marketing. Unfortunately, because of the limited resources that they have, they cannot do their work properly. I happened to go to Cairo, Egypt and I was very disappointed. In the USA, our foreign missions are not doing badly. I was in India about three weeks ago but you realise that the location is a problem. There is something called first impression. When you see a handsome man like Chris Wamalwa, you must look at the first impression. When you see a beautiful girl, it is first impression that counts before you go further to know what is between the ears of that particular person. If the first impression is wrong, you get it wrong. If the location of a place is pathetic, first and foremost you will not attract tourists to come to that particular country. So, it is indeed important that for our country to move forward, we must improve on our image first by having a good location of our premises and good ambience to attract customers. 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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