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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Irene Mayaka",
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    "content": " My apologies, South Sudan. Some of the issues that I would have loved to see from this Report are, for example, the ongoing war in Ukraine and the effects it has had in Africa. African countries have been some of the biggest beneficiaries of imports like wheat and oil from Ukraine. As a result of the war, we have prices of food commodities in most African countries going up. This should be a wake- up call for us. Can our representatives in the PAP have discussions on how we can come up with solutions that can help us in Africa? For example, why do we have to import too much wheat all the way from Ukraine yet we have African countries that have good soils and weather that can produce wheat? These are some of the wake-up calls that we need to start thinking about as Africans. Can we find African solutions to African problems so that we do not have to go to the West or the East for help? Yes, we can find solutions within ourselves. The other day, our President and the South African President signed an agreement that allows Kenyans and South Africans to travel to each other’s country without visas for 90 days. This has enabled many citizens from these two countries to travel for tourism and trade. Instead of people going all the way to Dubai for holiday, they are now considering Cape Town, Mombasa and Diani. These are some of the things that we should encourage. Kenya Airways (KQ) now has four flights daily to Johannesburg and Cape Town. This is because we have enabled people to travel without too many stringent requirements. The PAP should push for us to have a free tariff for African travel so that more people can travel to different African The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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