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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Sirma",
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        "legal_name": "Simon Saimanga Lesirma",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to second this Motion which has been ably moved by Mr. Abdul Bahari. First and foremost, the Pan-African Parliament stands for the position of the African people and their needs. Kenya being one of the members is now short of one lady. I wish to say we still need Rachael to rescind her decision so that Parliament can nominate her back to Pan-African Parliament because she is an asset. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Pan-African Parliament is involved mainly in observer missions in democratic processes in many countries. Of late, the AU has usurped the responsibilities which we debated as a Parliament. This is because during the last one in Ethiopia, Members of the Pan African Parliament were mistreated. They were not given the opportunity to have their own report because ambassadors came in and decided to make a report on behalf of the observer missions, yet Members who participated in those observer missions actually saw a lot of flawed processes in elections in that country. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the reports we get on conflicts in Africa are enormous. We have cited them in this Report so that hon. Members can see what happens in other country. There are issues of Chad, Congo and Central African Republic. At length, we really deliberated on the issue of Somalia having a transitional Government, the Al Shabaab threat and the peace in that country which has not been achieved for many years. These issues were really looked at by the Pan African Parliament. The issue of Saharawi, a country which Morocco has oppressed for many years was discussed. If we were transformed into a legislative body, we would make a difference in Africa. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, democracy is a right of the people. Therefore, the Pan African Parliament stands for the democratic processes to be followed in Africa and be able to embrace all the human rights, especially in the countries where people have been maimed and tortured. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to second."
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