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    "id": 97913,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "As you are aware, the African/Caribbean/Pacific, which is called the ACP group, has been attended by two Members of this House, namely; myself as the leader of the delegation and hon. Kombo and normally accompanied by a clerk and in this case, we had Mr. Njoroge. The bi-annual meeting took place in September in the ACP House in Brussels and was followed by joint meetings with the European Union Committee counterparts from 30th September to 2nd October, 2009. The joint meetings took place in the EU Parliament. The Committee meetings were a follow up of the 16th Joint Parliamentary Assembly which had taken place earlier in April, 2009, in Prague in the Zech Republic, where milestone resolutions on matters affecting Members of the partner States were adopted. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, during the session of the Committees, three standing sub-committees held their meetings and discussed topical issues. One of them is the Committee on Social Affairs and Environment, which considered drafts on social and cultural integration and participation of young people in development and governance, an issue that has become global. The issue of youth and their participation, both in governance and development, is a growing matter and was discussed by this Committee on Social Affairs and Environment. Also, we had an exchange of views on the social impact of the global crisis, which is a bit stale currently. The other was the Committee on Economic Development and Finance, which discussed the impact of the global crisis also, especially the effect it has on the African/Caribbean and Pacific States. Various lengthy discussions were held. In particular, what affected Africa and Kenya was the issue of tourism, which was affected when the global financial crisis took toll on the developed nations where tourists come from."
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