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    "id": 1198632,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "where the Kenyan Parliament delayed the setting up of the EALA. Perhaps, Sen. Oburu might know this. This is because by Statute, you cannot set up the House until all the Member States have sent their representatives. Due to a delay in our own internal procedures as Parliament, we ended up delaying the establishment of the House by quite a number of months. That is not good practice, neighborliness and in the spirit of the EAC, the way we espouse and think of each other. That is why, this time, we want to conclude this exercise way in advance, at least, a month even before the lapse of the current Assembly. This is so that our colleagues can begin to familiarize themselves with Arusha and the rest of the regions, study and move on to represent the country at this very important Assembly. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is an Assembly of the future. If you listened to the Speech of the President and when he visited our two neighboring countries; that is, Uganda and Tanzania, you can see that the future is EAC on many things. For example, on matters trade, communication and so many things, which, our colleagues’ representatives to EALA will be tasked with, is developing the necessary protocols and laws to have a stronger EAC and ensure we succeed together as a region. This is because when we do so, we are stronger together as a union as opposed to being the small fragments of nations that constitute the EAC. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a straightforward matter. I request my colleague the Senate Minority Leader to second. If there is a lot of interest from Members, you can allow maybe one or two to just make a comment because it is fairly procedural and straightforward. We have proposed the Sen. Maanzo to be the Chairperson of this team, given the fact that amongst the list of the Senators listed, he is the Senior most. We have no qualms he comes from the Minority side, because we believe that he will represent the interest of the Senate in this particular Committee together with our colleagues in the National Assembly. Therefore, I beg to move and request the Senate Minority Leader to second."
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