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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, one of the things that I also like is that it has also provided for rotation of leadership in the bureau. This is one of the thorny issues that has bedevilled that Parliament. There was a period of almost one year in the current Pan-African Parliament that they could not move on because of the issue of rotation. It was more of a gentleman’s agreement because they had agreed there would be rotation like it was supposed to be southern Africa's time. But there is a problem because the Central African Region wanted it too. It caused it not to function. If we have rotational leadership, it would auger very well. Perhaps, that is food for thought for us as a country, that if we want to think about dealing with the issues that bedevil us as a country every five years, maybe we could think about dividing the country into bigger regions and thinking about presidency in a rotational manner. Then, we would not be having the theatrics that we are seeing even right now. Some people feel that if they are not here now, they may have to wait another lifetime before they get the presidency. It is something that we may need to think about seriously as a country. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do support."
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