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    "id": 1518987,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. Let me start by thanking my party leader, Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, for the credible effort he put in the campaigns to become the AUC Chairperson. As has been said by my colleagues before, Hon. Raila put in a lot of energy, attention and effort in attempts to secure this position. We know that Hon. Raila has a Pan-African spirit and he has many friends across Africa. However, the effort that he put in was not necessarily reflected in the results because there were many factors at play. There were national, regional, continental and to some extent international interests that came into play. We thank God that Hon. Raila put in a very credible effort. As has been said, he withdrew from the race just before they went to the sixth round. Those who have been saying that Raila Odinga does not accept defeat, you saw it for yourself. Raila put the interests of Africa first because if he had gone to the seventh round, the implication was that the election of the AUC Chairperson would have been suspended for another six months, therefore, putting Africa at risk in terms of management of the African Union (AU). That was a great show of Pan-Africanism. That was a great show of a person who believes in democracy."
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