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    "id": 461641,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms) Kajuju",
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        "legal_name": "Florence Kajuju",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion as amended. I would like this National Assembly to know that the PAP was established to ensure that there is participation of the people of Africa in governance and economic regional integration in the continent. The PAP gives the people of Africa a common platform to address the issues that affect our people at the grassroots level. There are so many challenges and problems that have beset Africa. The PAP has the legislative function to address the issues that are raised by the people of Africa. The PAP does not have the legislative powers to enact such laws as are supposed to be enacted and that is why this Parliament is sending representatives there to go and deal with that. Therefore, I believe that the Members in this list as amended clearly reflect the spirit of our Constitution because there is balance in terms of age, gender representation and experience. We have been advised by the speakers here before that these Members ought to have been in the PAP as soon as yesterday, which is not the case. It is important that we ask ourselves as leaders in this country, not what Kenya can do for us but what we, as individual leaders in our own capacities, can do for Kenya. Therefore, I support this Motion. Going forward, it is important because the Tenth Parliament set up the Regional Integration Committee under our Standing Order No.212. If you look at that Standing Order, it provides that one of the mandates of the Committee on Regional Integration is to examine the debates that originate from the PAP. So, as a way forward, maybe in the 12th Parliament, we ought to consider the mandate of the Committee on Regional Integration and have a representative of the Committee in PAP. With that, I support the Motion as amended."
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