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    "id": 542923,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "Thank you. I want to rise in support of the Motion that we are debating and support the Members from the Kenya National Assembly who represent us in the Pan-African Parliament - colleagues like hon. Millie, hon. Shebesh and hon. Zakayo Cheruyiot and the Senators. We are happy that they were able to bring this to this Floor so that we could all add our views and be able to even read what PAP is proposing in terms of the different areas that are covered in the Report. Looking at that Report you get inspired that Africa is moving in the right direction. You get inspired that we are thinking about our problems and that we are applying African solutions to African problems. I want to congratulate hon. Shebesh for the Motion and for bringing this to the attention of the Assembly and for doing it within reasonable time. Not a lot of time has passed from when the Report was drafted to when we have been able to debate it. If we, in the House Business Committee (HBC) had known how important this Report was, I think it should have been debated when the House is full and when a lot more people can participate in these solutions. That notwithstanding I congratulate that team. I am also happy to learn that our President, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta has been invited as a guest to PAP and that is really encouraging. This is because, our President is among the Presidents who believe in the pan-african approach, dream and way of doing things beause Africa has come of age. I will be looking forward to his speech and inspiration to the rest of Africa. He has done a good job in Kenya. I hope he does a good in Africa as well. I also want remember that his own father, the first President of our Republic, the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta did have very good links with the rest of African countries. Every time you travel to Ghana, they do not ask you for a visa. When you travel to Ethiopia and Zimbabwe you do not need a visa. It is a very good thing. I hope that the current President like his father will try to pursue more bilateral relations with countries. It is still quite painful to go to countries like Nigeria since the visa process takes a long time and even when you get the visa you get a single entry. I hope that with some of these countries in Africa we can begin to collapse our barriers even as we fight terrorism and insecurity. There can be a good balance between fighting insecurity and making sure that Africans can travel and that Africa continues to remain as one and PAP is the way to go. 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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