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    "id": 1120900,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1120900/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join you in welcoming the team from Pan African Parliament Secretariat, which I believe is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and the delegation from Kisumu County Assembly. The Pan African Parliament was set up at the time when I was the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The intention of setting it up was to fast-track and harmonize the processes of legislation on matters that concern the people of Africa. We intended to have a model like the European Parliament that is based in Strasbourg, France. In the European Parliament, all Members are elected directly by the electorate in designed constituencies. If we are to do that in Africa, we will bring a sense of participation, belonging and ownership of the Parliament. I want to encourage the Secretariat, because they are the administrators of the Parliament, to embark on a reform process that will lead to direct elections of members of the Pan African Parliament. That is the only way to have the ordinary people in the villages of Africa feel that there is a Pan African Parliament. As it is today, Members of the Pan African Parliament are picked; in fact, hand- picked, from various continental parliaments and when they go to Cape Town for sessions; it is like they are on holiday."
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