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    "content": ": Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this chance to support the Committee. As many other Members have put it, we need Members that understand our integrity and its purpose. The East African Community has a lot of potential. We need to strategise on how to scale up our trade and have common industries. Currently, we are importing fertiliser and many other items. It is possible that the EAC can establish a factory to manufacture that particular product that is used by all partner States. We need to elect Members to EALA in a wise manner. I cannot put my finger on any particular achievement of the last Assembly at EALA. I even Googled to see their contributions, but there were none. We need to have ways of checking their performance and I am hoping this Assembly will come up with ideas of ensuring that we hold them accountable. We, unlike them at EALA, have sufficient checks and balances from our constituents in case we do not perform to their expectations. If it is the President, he has the legislature and the other arms of Government to check on him. This is not the case when it comes to EALA. Their main duty is to ensure that they defend the interests of Kenya in the Community. Right now, we have a trade deficit with Tanzania. We need to know how we can balance that. It is up to those Members to ensure that we achieve that. They must bring in agenda and legislation that is going to help Kenya achieve that. With that, I beg to support the Motion as given by the Leader of the Majority Party. I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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