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"content": "ADOPTION OF REPORT ON THE APPROVAL OF SESSIONAL PAPER ON KENYA FOREIGN POLICY"
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"content": "Hon. Abdullahi, you may proceed."
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"content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of Sessional Paper No.1 of 2025 on the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Kenya, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 22nd April 2025, and approves Sessional Paper No.1 of 2025 on the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Kenya. Hon. Deputy Speaker, Kenya’s place in the world is neither accidental nor static. It is shaped by a deliberate constitutionally-grounded foreign policy. Sessional Paper No.1 of 2025 on the Foreign Policy of Republic of Kenya was laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 13th February 2025 and, thereafter, committed to the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations for consideration."
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"content": "As Kwame Nkrumah once said and reminded us powerfully so, we face neither East nor West, but we face forward. This Sessional Paper embodies that forward-looking stance. It provides a bold, coherent and adaptive road map for Kenya's Foreign Policy that is anchored in our history, aligned with our developmental aspirations and calibrated for a rapidly shifting international landscape. With strategic themes such as digital diplomacy, science and ocean diplomacy, and multilateral engagement, it positions Kenya not only as a defender of its own interests, but also as a credible global voice for Africa's collective future."
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"content": "Kenya's Foreign Policy was consolidated into a single framework in 2014. It brought together provisions from various sources, including the Constitution, treaties and political pronouncements. The Sessional Paper updates this fundamental document to reflect the evolving global and domestic context, climate change, geo-political shifts, digital disruption and pandemics. It aligns Kenya's external relations with the national agenda like Vision 2030 and the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). It modernises the foreign service and broadens engagement in emerging democratic spheres. The Policy is structured The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "across eight chapters. It outlines Kenya's democratic history, key influences, thematic priorities, institutional frameworks and strategies for effective implementation and evaluation."
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"content": "The Sessional Paper addresses gaps in coordination, funding and risk management that hindered the 2014 framework. It proposes institutional reforms, legal adjustments and new focus areas to ensure responsive and inclusive diplomacy. Emphasis is placed on integrating diaspora, environmental and digital initiatives to better Kenya's influence and protect its interest in an unpredictable global arena."
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