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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyamweya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is clear that the Ministry has been awfully under-funded. Part of the reason for this, as we have been told, is that during categorisation of the Government, the Ministry was not put in the category where it should be. This is a security related Ministry. We are talking about its face to the rest of the world as being important, but if we do not fund or equip it, how do we expect it to carry out the functions we would want it to carry out? I have had the privilege of going round two of our Missions abroad. I will not really go into what other hon. Members have said; but I can say that there is lack of motivation amongst the ambassadors and members of staff we have posted to those stations, because we are asking people to live outside this country and serve our country, but the benefits they used to receive before as diplomats have been removed. You will find that a person is serving there but members of his family are left behind in this country. So, you have a divided family. Part of the new Constitution that you are talking about is enhancing family values but the effect of our appointment is actually to divide families. I believe that if you want to motivate anybody to do work for you, you must give them the environment in which they are able to discharge those duties. That is one thing. The other one which clearly and urgently must be sorted out is the harmonization between all the Ministries that are affected in projecting our views to the rest of the world. It is clear from our reports that this is a very urgent matter which requires not just the Minister’s role but in fact the President and the Prime Minister. In the missions that we have visited, we have found that there is disquiet. It is important that we tell the Minister that there is disquiet among the immigration officials, educationists and other members who serve in those missions. You will not project a clear cut picture if within your own embassies and Ministries you appear to be pulling in separate ways. This is a matter which cannot be left for next year or this year. It must be done immediately."
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