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    "id": 1519961,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kabondo Kasipul, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Eve Obara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to support this exceptional Motion. First and foremost, let me appreciate our President, His Excellency William Ruto, for standing with Baba. We are aware that Baba expressed his interest in the position, and the President supported him. He gave it his all. I repeat, he gave it his all, and we all saw it. I thank Baba, Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, for the statesman that he is. As a county, he made us proud because this was not for his individual interest, but for that of the country. He reminds us continuously that in every contest, there is a winner and a loser. He demonstrated this as we were hurting at the dinner after the event. He stood there proud and tall as a Kenyan, and told us that it does not matter. He knew that there were only two outcomes, and that was his outcome. At this juncture, let me congratulate the candidate who won, Mr Mahamoud Youssouf from Djibouti. Let me also make a few observations. If we look at the leadership of the African Union, most of it is anglophone-heavy. What happened to the unity, inclusivity and equitable representation that the African Union stands for? Going forward, maybe this is an area that needs to be looked at so that there is rotational representation or something close to negotiated democracy. Finally, it is, indeed, sad for those who have been laughing and celebrating. This came at a time when we came back to the House to the loss of one of us, reminding us that we are all temporary in this world. Why then should we hate to the extent of celebrating the loss of a Kenyan candidate and the loss of Kenya in the contest for the African Union Commission chairperson? Shame to all of them. 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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