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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to speak what is more fundamental; that is, the transformation of the Pan-African Parliament into a legislative body. In the spirit of Pan- Africanism, it is important for us to note that Africa is becoming more and more in need of an African voice and position on issues that are critical to its growth. As an organ of the African Union (AU), the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) needs critically to be transformed into an organ that adds value to the African Continent in the manner that our National Assemblies add value to our governments. That is why during that Assembly, there was a suggestion of the review of the protocol and the functions and powers of the PAP. This is because we believe that if the PAP were given legislative authority on some critical issues in Africa, we would be able to deal with the conflicts that come up, disagreements even during elections that happened, especially in Kenya; the issue of human rights and people’s dignity, promotion of good governance and rule of law, gender equity and other issues that we feel that, as Africa, we must speak in one voice. We have just been speaking about the issue of climate change. The issue of environment for Africa, as we know, cuts across the borders."
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