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    "speaker_name": "Kitui East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nimrod Mbai",
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        "legal_name": "Nimrod Mbithuka Mbai",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. You know it is our first time in Parliament and some of these village behaviours can find themselves in the Chamber. Sorry for raising my hand. I rise to support the Report on the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Fourth Pan African Parliament. Noting that this is the legislative body of the African Union (AU), my attention has been drawn to the issues addressing climate change, having in mind that issues affecting climate have no boundary control. In Kenya and most African countries, we are suffering as a result of climate change. That is because of the activities in other countries, especially the developed countries like China, America and others. That is because of the emission of gasses and all that. This is an avenue. The African countries can get their voices together and get the voice of our population heard, and some of the issues corrected or compensated. Most of the major economies have been at the fore-front championing for climatic conservation, but they are not compensating African countries and populations that are suffering because of their activities. Due to international anarchy, we have no international government and police. African countries suffer out of this big brother thing in the international community. This is one of the avenues where African countries can get their voices heard, and act on some of the problems we are facing. They look at climatic issues and address economic issues. They are also looking at political issues. We have seen, and most of our brothers have mentioned, some of the leaders, for example, Muammar Gaddafi who tried to bring Africa together. They were muzzled by developed countries and their dreams shattered. The Pan-African Parliament is a house that can address the challenges that Africa is facing. The other day, the country was discussing the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the activities in our country. We heard our Ministry of Foreign Affairs engaging in shuttle diplomacy. The Pan-African Parliament is one of the avenues that can save the small countries in Africa from being muzzled or economised – if I can use that word – by our masters who are basically the developed countries. I am also looking at our representation in this Parliament as a country and also what Kenya and this House is doing to host a sitting of the same Parliament in the near future so that, as a House and Kenyans, we can get to know how a country can take advantage of that body. Lastly, I am also looking at accountability by our representatives in that House. We have heard other leaders from other countries. Their voices are being heard out there. It is high time we established a tool for measuring the activities of our representatives in this House in trying to further the interests of this country through the Pan African Parliament and the African Union in general. I support the Motion."
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