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    "id": 844038,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "that rape is an issue that is brought about by an expensive wedding. Somebody was trying to justify rape using that. I asked myself why somebody should justify a crime. When will Africa use its resources properly? We are told that one million youths will be getting into the job market every other year. When will we create jobs for these youths? When will we ever take responsibility, as governments, by discussing such issues in such forums? I am not saying that what was discussed was bad - there has to be a beginning - but when will we reach at a level where we can say that since there is something wrong, there is an urgent need to address the issues of Africa? The solutions to African issues will never come from anybody else, but Africans themselves. There is a lot of inequity, underdevelopment and injustice at the moment. If these inequities and injustice do not stop, we will never stop the conflict that we are trying to address. This is because conflict is about resources and as long as we have countries whose resources are being squandered, the crisis will never stop. Resources have limitations; they are not unlimited. What will happen when Africa will run out of resources, especially given that our rate of population growth is very high compared to the rest of the world? We need serious leadership in this continent. Almost half, if not more, of the countries in the Great Lake Region are suffering from conflicts that are resource related, and people are taking advantage. There are people who are strategically planning for the Democratic Republic of Congo not to develop because they feel that if it develops to a point where they have good governance and everything, then the resources that are being stolen will stop. Therefore, there are people who are planning ahead for Africa while Africans are sitting and watching. We also need to come up with strategies that will benefit Africans. There are countries that have come together for economic reasons and opened their borders. Maybe we should open our borders, with certain limitations, and improve business amongst African countries, resolve our conflicts and forge this continent to the next level. I am sure that all Muslims and Christians believe that the world will come to an end. I think Africa will be in this crisis until the world comes to an end if we do not think strategically and start making decisions, instead of letting other people plan how to deplete our resources. We should have discussions on how we can benefit and protect our resources and people from exploitation. The debt issue is a time bomb for the whole of Africa that needs to be addressed urgently. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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