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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Onyancha",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Onyancha",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to add my voice in supporting this Motion. I wish to start by thanking the Members of this Parliament who are representing us in the Pan African Parliament for the good job they are doing there, as reflected by the report that was tabled in this House. The good things in the Pan African Parliament, including live coverage and good offices are things we can borrow. But I honestly believe that the Pan-African Parliament should not just be a talking shop. How binding are the resolutions that you make in that House? That is critical. A report has been tabled here. If it is passed, what then? What does it mean for Africa? One of the issues you tackled in those sittings is the fact that some African Governments are now changing their constitutions so that they can accommodate more than two terms for sitting Presidents. I would rather the Pan African Parliament reprimands those African Governments and Parliaments that are actually doing that instead of having singled out President Museveni. I believe there is a Parliament in Uganda that must have assisted in changing the June 14, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1383 constitution. So, perhaps, we need to direct our venom towards those types of African Parliaments instead of singling out individuals who are out to extend their terms through the backdoor. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, now that we have representatives from this Parliament, it has been mentioned that we are missing one Member from KANU. I guess this should be hurried up so that we have complete representation in that House, and perhaps, request the Members that sit in that Parliament also to popularise the usage of Kiswahili. There are many languages of operation in that Parliament, but it would be interesting to see Mr. Oparanya presenting his case in Swahili as well as the Tanzanians do. That would also go a long way in enhancing the usage of Kiswahili. It is also ridiculous to hear that, with this kind of representation in that Parliament, Kenya has not paid up. This is something we have to do to avoid embarrassment. I would like to challenge Members of the Pan African Parliament to seek solutions to some problems which might look like they are African problems. The HIV/AIDS scourge is now turning to be an African problem, especially where you congregate in South Africa, which has one of the highest infection rates in the world. The other issue is famine and hunger, war and corruption. All these are starting to look like African problems. These are issues Members should also be trying to seek solutions to. Otherwise, I wish to commend the Members who represent us in the Pan African Parliament, and wish them well. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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