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    "id": 1519843,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1519843/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyando, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jared Okello",
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    "content": "Twenty countries out of 49 that were present in the auditorium is not an easy achievement. They stuck with us. We are very thankful to the entire African continent because ‘Baba’ went all the way to the seventh round. In the spirit of Pan-Africanism, he chose to withdraw himself to avoid the stalemate that would have ensued. It is only him who can do such a thing. The rest of the candidates would have subjected themselves to rounds and rounds of voting that would have led to nowhere. Do you remember when our South African sister Dlamini Zuma won? They went all the way to the seventh round. There was no ultimate winner. The election had to be suspended for six months. In the intervening period, Mali had to be taken out because of the coup. In the Pan-Africanism spirit, ‘Baba’ chose to withdraw himself from the contest to avoid subjecting our African continent to the stalemate witnessed when Dlamini Zuma became the chair. These facts will govern the elections of the African Union Commission (AUC) going into the future. At such times, there is no point holding onto an election process that would subject the whole continent to a stalemate. It was only Baba who could do that in the particular instance. Hopefully, somebody else can also do so in future if circumstances demand. A clarion call has been made by both the President and the former Prime Minister, that we unite our country first, then move to unite the African continent. This is not a small journey. To unite a country that has always been divided across ethnic, religious and tribal lines, you need the kinds of ‘Baba’ and President Ruto. For this country to come together, we need both of them."
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