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    "id": 134171,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/134171/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Omingo",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Trade",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Omingo Magara",
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    "content": "One, the country’s exporters to the US market were made aware of the conditions and standards they need to meet in order to access the US market. Two, the publicity of the Conference in Nairobi brought home to Kenyans the need to diversify the range of products to be exported to the US. Three, the Conference also brought together investors from the US in Kenya and, therefore, provided a chance for negotiations for joint ventures. Four, the positive publicity brought about by the Conference in Nairobi, especially in the international Press, portrayed the country as a good investment destination as opposed to what we see in the media, of war and turmoil. Five, the country also gained from the conference tourism and publicized Kenya as a tourist destination, particularly the event which was held in our Animal Orphanage in Nairobi where the guests were treated to an open campsite. Six, Kenyan Ministers for Trade and Agriculture got an opportunity to hold bilateral consultations with their counterparts to sort out barriers in Kenya’s export to the US. Seven, the choice of Kenya to host the Forum enhanced appropriation of Kenya as a key nation in Sub-Saharan Africa, both in the US Congress and within the American Presidency. Political goodwill towards Kenya was, therefore, a major victory. Finally, it is expected that the full benefits of the AGOA Conference in Nairobi, like many other trade initiatives, will accrue in the future. The Conference was good for Kenya and the amounts of money spent to organize it should be viewed as an investment rather than a cost."
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