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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Onyonka",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Momoima Onyonka",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am actually going to stand here and make very few remarks. First of all, I believe that all of the contributions that have been made here are going to ensure that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs becomes a better place for the ambassadors to work and everybody else, the stakeholders. As has been said, this is a Ministry which is supposed to represent the softer face and the kind face of our country. I believe to a large extent, most credit should go to his Excellency the President for having appointed a very able Minister in hon. Moses Wetangula. I believe that many of the Members of this House who have visited our missions have received reasonable treatment, if not excellent treatment. The reality on the ground sometimes is disappointing but I can assure you that the people who work for this country as ambassadors and senior officers out there toil on a daily basis and I would like to commend them for the excellent work that they have done. I wanted to mention that it has been a great responsibility and honour to have participated in this Ministry. Since after the passage of the new constitution, there is a likelihood that we may not come in as Ministers again but in case we do, it has been a wonderful experience working with the teams out there. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has got some of the most highly educated individuals and it has delivered. If you are to talk to the Managing Director of Kenya Airways, he will tell you that all the past treaties and agreements which have been signed have always been brought out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs even before the Ministry of Transport comes in. If you were to speak to all the Kenyan students who are in the diaspora and the Kenyans working in the diaspora, they will tell you that we are trying very hard now to change our attitude and make sure that we become more active and sensitive to the issues in the diaspora. I believe that our policies are on the right path. The reason why maybe, Kenya was not receiving much attention as to getting many more jobs was simply because our domestic politics was in a way, behind. With the passage of the new constitution, Kenya is now rated as one of the very successful countries in the world. We are now sincerely a democratic state whereby the rule of law, respect of international treaties and all that appertains to making a good country are adhered to. Right now, Kenya is a country that we should all be proud of and I can assure you that the Minister, hon. Wetangula, and the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Thuita Mwangi, have been wonderful Kenyans under very difficult circumstances who have tried to make sure that our country moves ahead. The Chairman of the Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations has done an excellent job; he has talked to all our Kenyans in the diaspora and everywhere where we have our missions. I believe that we are going to make sure that our country moves forward. I beg to support."
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