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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Belgut, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nelson Koech",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker and my good friend. I thank Members for their comments about this Pan-African Parliament Protocol. It is a very important tool that is extremely necessary to allow the operationalisation of the Pan-African Parliament. There have been promising sentiments from Members here. Yesterday, I heard a Member say that he could not remember the AU having one voice and sitting together somewhere with a proper structure to prosecute issues that affect African states in such a structured manner like the Pan- African Parliament will. Like it was indicated yesterday, 15 countries have already ratified this Protocol and it was necessary that Kenya having been a robust nation in terms of engagement within the African organisation and structure, follows suit. It was only this process that was awaiting so that we can be part of this exciting Pan-African Parliament with new structures. It is also exciting for Members of Parliament, particularly those who would want to participate in the Pan-African Parliament knowing that it is going to be an elective position. If anyone wants to be in the Pan-African Parliament, they will have to resign, if they are Members of Parliament unlike the situation at the moment. It will take the shape of what happens ordinarily with EALA. I do not want to bore Members with many stories. The comments have been very good and promising. It allowed Members of my Committee to do this noble duty, and put in a lot of work particularly those of legal minds. Deputy Whip of the Minority Party, Hon. Millie Odhiambo, has been very useful having worked before in writing Bills that deal with protocols. I appreciate the entire Committee for that. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to reply. I request that you defer the vote to a later date."
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