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    "id": 542891,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwaura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, please allow me to raise the concern. It is a bit discouraging to see that you are listed as not attending yet you attend. It also has a remunerative component. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I laud the move to make the PAP the legislative wing of the African Union. This is very commendable. This is so because I have attended African Union (AU) meetings in the past in Addis Ababa, where we just make sweeping declarations. However, when you look at them, they may not be effected because they lack the full force of the law. It is highly commendable for such a process to commence. In that same vein, I imagine that the move would also go ahead to link the other regional Parliaments such as the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) so that they are also part of a legislative structure that would enhance the resolutions of the AU. We have heard the main issues that have been raised. For me, some of them, like the issue of e-Government, stand out. It is very important that our governments take that issue very seriously because with the advent of e-Government processes, there is more openness and accountability. Everything would be online for everyone to interrogate. For example, I know that in this country there is already a directive that all procurement processes be done online. The development will remove the element of human urgency. People will not also have issues to do with files having been lost. One can also be notified of any alteration through an SMS system, the same way it is done in the banking system. This is highly commendable if we were to move our continent forward. Another issue is that of military intervention in many African countries with the aim of promoting peace. If we have the legitimisation of the PAP as the legislative arm of the AU, then I would imagine that it would be easier to rally countries and to give the military backing or approval in intervention where there are civil unrests or strife. In itself, that will ensure proper audit and a complementary role with regard to the United 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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