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    "id": 1316235,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "to get clearance for movement of goods and services. That, obviously, means that belonging to EAC is beneficial to us. Kenya is one of the oldest partners within this Community, which is also growing. We started with three countries. Later on, we added Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan and others. It keeps growing. Basically, the idea is good. What was the vision behind EAC? Firstly, they intended to find a way to make movement of goods and services easy. That assisted us in trade and employment. There are very good things that have happened. The One-Stop Border Post is one of them. Vacating visas is also a very good thing because movement of goods and services will become easier. There was also the proposed arrangement where we would end up with a common currency. I know that it has not been reviewed and removed. I would like to understand something from the Committee because this has been a story for a very long time. When are we going to end up with a common currency? Maybe, it will save our country because our shilling is ‘dropping’ like a hot cake. When you open a newspaper everyday and switch on your television or radio, you see that the value of our shilling is really dropping. I do not know when we will have a common currency that will help the partner States to come together and strengthen their currencies."
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