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    "id": 1558222,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your indulgence, I would want to be referred as the Senator “from” Nandi, but the Senator of the Republic of Kenya in the national Parliament. This is so that some people do not fight us, especially when we oversight other counties like Taita or Trans Nzoia because we are the Senators of the Republic of Kenya. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism on a matter of national concern regarding the impact of the 10 per cent tariff imposed on Kenyan exports by the USA led by His Excellency Donald Trump. In the statement, the committee should address the following- (1) The projected impact of the newly imposed tariffs by the USA government on tea, coffee, horticulture, textile and other sectors that are largely contributing to Kenya's exports to the USA as well as the overall impact on the national economy of the Republic of Kenya. (2) The measures in place to cushion farmers and traders in the affected sectors, including whether the Government has sought and found alternative markets for the affected Kenyan products and produce by our farmers and trade men and women. (3) The efforts by the Government of Kenya to negotiate a review or even scrapping of the 10 per cent tariff on the Kenyan products and produce by the USA Government under the Donald Trump administration. (4) The progress made in negotiating a free trade agreement between Kenya and the USA in view of the expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) programme in September, 2025. I know Sen. Onyonka was Assistant Minister then."
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