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    "id": 1198657,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, as we continue to integrate, I believe it is upon us to speak to the rest of our colleagues in the region. Let us help them understand and appreciate the importance of signing the Fourth Pillar. This is the Pillar that will make EALA a proper Parliament, whose decisions will be equivalent to the decisions of the partner States and will have the full force of law. Without that, it will be a completely difficult situation and we should not expect to achieve all the objectives of EAC. There is a lot to be enjoyed at this particular point. Let us celebrate little gains like having the common passport for the region. With the joining of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), I can cross over to Kinshasa the way I do when I go to Kericho. That is something to celebrate about. I look forward to a time when we will achieve more like Sen. Mungatana has said. I agree with my colleagues that we need to expedite the process. I urge Sen. Maanzo to lead his team tomorrow during the meeting with their counterparts in the National Assembly. They already approved a team of seven last week. You should have a meeting the first thing tomorrow morning and begin the work because we would like to conclude the exercise by 17th November, 2022, so that Members can vote. Madam Temporary Speaker, the reason we need to do it by 17th November, 2022, is because from 20th November, 2022, many Members are likely to be out of the country for the East Africa Community Inter-Parliamentary Games (EAC-IPGs). We do not want a situation where a half of the Members are absent when we are having such an important exercise. Therefore, time is not on your side. I thank you."
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