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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a very important institution – the East African Legislative Assembly. It is the key institution that drives the integration of East Africa; a process that is political integration and economic integration. This is a process that has stalled because some of the protocols developed by this Assembly have not been domesticated or approved by our Parliaments. This is because also we do not give enough teeth or power to that institution. However, given what is happening in in the European Union (EU) and other regional Parliaments, this is an important institution that we need to strengthen. One of the ways in which we can strengthen this institution is to put people of a high caliber, based on merit who can make a difference in that institution. Unfortunately, as my colleague the Senator for Kakamega just said, the process of determining who goes to that House is still fraught with danger. Why? This is because it is largely determined by principals or the leaders of the political parties. What we are being asked to do when we come for the nomination will be nothing but to rubberstamp a list that has literally been handpicked. Even as we speak now, this list that we see attached in this Report has been dictated by the political party leaders, unfortunately. If you look at the 99 names of the applicants who were received and see the list that has eventually been developed by the political parties of Jubilee and CORD, it is a shame. It is a shame! The rules that have been developed by this Committee have not been followed."
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