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    "id": 1055325,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1055325/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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        "legal_name": "John Kiarie Waweru",
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    "content": "(i) inserting the words, “Subject to insertion of the following new recommendations (c) and (d)” after the word “EPA” on paragraph (b) on the Motion – (c) any further review and/revision of the Agreement should be subjected to the approval of the National Assembly as provided for by Section 10(2) of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, 2012; and (d) the Kenya Trade Remedies Agency be operationalised to oversee the implementation of the Agreement; and, (ii) Deleting the word “and” appearing at the end of paragraph (a) of the Motion; As I was saying, the import of my first amendment, in addition to item (c), is the fact that, even as this was being canvassed at the Committee, with each and every question that was raised for the clauses that talk of the benefits, the very able Ambassador Weru kept saying to the Committee that we should kindly give him a year to demonstrate to us how this Treaty would be useful to this country. The House shall need a reporting mechanism on the implementation of this Treaty as we go on so that, if there will be need for any change, review or amendment that will be part of the Treaty, it becomes part of what has been ratified. Once it is ratified, it becomes part of the laws of Kenya. For that reason, it will come back to this House for approval or rejection of any amendment or revision. The second amendment is the fact that there is a schedule of items that will be benefiting from this tax-free trade. This will result in opening up our borders. We should be careful and ensure that no injury shall be imparted on our Kenyan economy; traders, businessmen or farmers. We shall need a body that shall check on those items and ensure that there is no injury. To my mind, that agency should be the Kenya Trade Remedies Agency. That is why I seek the operationalisation of the same. It is very clear to me that it is in two parts. First…"
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