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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to speak to this Motion. I rise to support the adoption of the Report by the Committee. I wish to thank the Committee for taking time to expose Members to the institutions of the East African Community, especially those in Arusha. The world is becoming bigger. The only way to improve or increase efficiency is to get bigger because the bigger we get, the better we are. Even in terms of machines, the bigger the machine, the more efficient it is. Opinions abound that we start with a free trade area. There was a time when East Africa was a free trade area. There was free movement of goods and services and reduced tariffs on certain goods. Currently, we speak of being a customs union. The East African Common Market Protocol has been signed. It took time to negotiate because of our inherent issues as a region. We are at different levels of understanding what needs to be done. We suspect each other too much, and we are not ready to cede ground, as it were. Currently, the European Union has moved towards a common market. They use a common currency where one does not have to think about changing currencies when moving The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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