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    "id": 1220361,
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    "speaker_name": "Nyando, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jared Okello",
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    "content": "decided by electoral umpires in those nations. It is only last week in Nigeria that I saw the European Union disagreeing with the African Union as to who got elected as president, and the processes in the entire exercise. Going forward, if the European Union stands its ground on this, the number of impostors in state houses will be reduced. The EU rotates its sittings, which is very important. Whereas they sit in Brussels once a year, other successive meetings are held across the member states. How I wish this Parliament could also rotate its sittings across the country and resolve to hold sittings in different locations such as Kisumu. Nothing really stops us from doing that. Through that, we can properly connect and reconnect with the electorate. The OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly discussed in depth issues of the Somalia car bombing that happened last year in October where 100 people lost their lives as a result. We have also had our fair share of attacks by terrorists in this country. By discussing all these issues and bringing them to light, the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly can, to a larger extent, eradicate issues of terrorism which has become a huge thorn in the flesh of so many countries. We have suffered the Westgate, Dusit Hotel, the American Embassy attacks and many other small attacks by indoctrinated groupings in the name of terrorists. Therefore, discussing those matters would bring them to light and help come up with a hypothesis based on syllogism to counter those emerging issues. The blue economy sits at the core of consideration of this Parliament. We know that Kenya is currently undergoing a complete reconstitution of our blue economy so that we also tap into the resources emanating from these. We encourage issues of territorial boundaries. We had an issue with Somalia regarding the waters of the Indian Ocean. Parliament can also help us address those kinds of issues. I do not know why this red light is blinking just one minute after I have started speaking and yet people have been talking here for 20 minutes uninterrupted. I like the fact that they have a mechanism to fast-track the progress of their resolutions. That is something that we can also emulate in this country. Many things are discussed in this Parliament that touch on the lives of our people, but there is no follow-up. At the end of the day, we end up missing the mark when certain pertinent and critical issues need to be addressed. I am glad the Report talks about poverty eradication and trade treaties. I remember I moved a Motion in this House on EPA between Kenya and the United Kingdom. We also need to step up our efforts so that we can engage many treaties. I know there is one coming up between Kenya and the United States of America that is currently hitting a snag. How can we very seriously embark…"
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