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    "id": 1237536,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "leadership was marred by crisis, there was stalemate for quite some time and PAP was not able to operate. This is a norm in many parliaments, including this one. You remember at inception, we argued about the Majority and Minority parties. During the 4th East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), there was a stalemate: We were not able to elect a Speaker until we had mediation. For PAP to have a stalemate in choosing its leader is very normal in a parliamentary setup. As such, the leadership of the AU, in its wisdom, has suggested that the leadership of PAP should be rotational. Our Committee observed that the delegation that represents the National Assembly at PAP should understand the terms of reference of PAP. If we speak of rotational leadership and countries that have served before also queue - and considering there are 55 countries, if a country is given a term of five years - others are going to wait for hundreds of years. The team that represents us should be very clear on the terms of reference. It may be alphabetical or take whichever order. We also observed that PAP aims to have its membership elected through universal suffrage. This is a gap that informed the Committee to urge the House leadership to consider that it would be of much value to the House if the delegation that represents the National Assembly comes from the Committee on Regional Integration."
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