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    "id": 1316236,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "There is also the issue of political federation. We were going to end up under one political leadership. I do not know whether the dream is still in the pipeline, and if there is a timeline. I am sure the Committee keeps talking about those things every time they have their meetings. It will be a good idea for this House to be informed and to know where we are on the matter of political federation. I know it is an issue that will bring countries that have not been in very good terms together. Is it still viable? Are we changing the Treaty? Are there changes that we are coming up with? It is important for us to know. Uganda is our partner within EAC. The President and his Parliament said recently that they wanted to stop purchasing fuel from Kenya. That will bring a very big dent on our revenues. Is there something that this Committee can look into and figure out what we have done wrong. We said that we would do government-to-government trade, which was supposed to bring the price of fuel down. But it keeps going up. The Cabinet Secretary has threatened that it is likely to go up to Ksh300. It is important to sort out those things. Some of the countries in EAC are land-locked and yet, their fuel prices are lower than the ones in Kenya? I know Tanzania has a port. Why is fuel cheaper in Tanzania than in Kenya and we are in one Community, buying from the same destinations, and selling to the same people? It is important that we are given some of those answers. With those few remarks, Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support the Motion. The Committee must keep on working to ensure that EAC is brought together and prices of things like fuel are brought to the same low level. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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