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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Tong’i",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for indulging me and, of course, the technology challenges therein. As the Vice- Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs, I stand to support this Motion. I support it because I believe in it. The world over we all are good people, but unless we put systems in place, even good people become bad people. We are working towards ensuring that we are putting systems in place, which will mitigate or discourage people who would have otherwise had been good people becoming bad people. We have seen countries failing not because they were meant to, but because they did not put systems in place to safeguard the democracy and the desire of the majority of the people. Take an example of the United States of America (USA) today, because of the systems that they have put in place, they are going to have a seamless transitional power from one president to the next one. I would not want to imagine what would have been if they did not have that kind of a system in place where the system works and people know what they are supposed to do, without having to wait for the command or the directive of the president. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, that is what we are aspiring to do as African leaders. We have seen, in the past, how many African countries have gone under. They would have been saved if we had had this kind of a system in place. The Charter is meant and is attempting to address the challenges that come with bad leadership. If we cannot measure it, then we cannot be able to reward it. The ratification is meant to ensure that all African countries and their leadership are going to speak in one voice in reference to the Charter after it has been signed. My colleagues who have spoken ahead of me have given examples of the countries in Africa which have messed and destroyed their economies, which have killed their people, which have maimed their women and which have killed the children all in the name of fighting for power. That will be a thing of the past once we have passed this Charter, which is going to be anchored under the African Union (AU). The Charter, among other issues, is attempting to address the economic challenges. Once we agree amongst ourselves, and sit on one table, that we are having one of the biggest economies by virtue of the resources that God has given us and that we have what it takes to drive this economy of Africa to the next level, then we are not going to continue whining and complaining. We have what God and Mother Nature have given us which should be able to drive our economies to the next level. Scientists have done research and come up with findings that the next big growth in terms of population and economy will be in Africa. How prepared are we? Like Mother Teresa said, “If each of us would only sweep our own doorstep, the whole world would be clean”. If as leaders we contribute and do our bit, the rest of the story will be good. The other African countries would have succeeded. I have seen the interest on the part of my colleagues who want to contribute to this Motion. I support it because I believe in it. It will address the challenges that we have as a country and Africa as a whole. I support the Motion."
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