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    "speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to also ventilate on this issue of EALA. From the outset, I have no issue with the Select Committee which is going to pick the Members. As my colleagues have discussed, we need to get serious about EALA. There are many issues which need to be ventilated in that Assembly yet we seem to take it for granted. That is why we have not made any serious progress on the question of having one united East Africa, or having one leadership. The people in that Assembly may not be taking up serious matters. We have many issues to look at, for example, cross-border clashes and the East African market. If we could trade freely within East Africa, we would make serious progress. In my opinion, if you look at the composition of this House, we have fairly young people. When you look at the Senate, we also have middle aged people. My thought is that we should send the older generation to EALA, especially people who have contested for presidency, so that they can go and debate heavy matters that touch on East Africa. People like Wajackoyah should be sent there. I am expecting to see the likes of Wajackoyah, Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, Hon. Raila Odinga and Hon. Gideon Moi in that list. Instead of leaving them to roam around the country disrupting our leadership, why can we not send them to EALA, so that they can debate on serious matters affecting the East African countries? My suggestion to the parties that will pick the individuals is that they should consider these people. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) should bring to us Hon. Raila Odinga. The Wiper Democratic Movement should bring to us Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka and the Kenya African National Union (KANU) should bring to us Hon. Gideon Moi. We from Kenya Kwanza, might look for His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta if he wishes to be on the list."
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