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    "id": 226997,
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    "speaker_name": "Capt. Nakitare",
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        "legal_name": "Davis Wafula Nakitare",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As regards the African Caribbean and Pacific issues, we have to draw the lines. We had disarmament in these regions. When I talk about \"charity begins at home,\" it is because of the poverty that these countries are facing. That is why we have the influx of small arms. These countries have talked about ways of solving the problems of small arms, through disarmament. They have also talked about trade. We cannot talk about the World Trade Organization (WTO), because it is a little further than where we are. But, as Kenyans, we have to start from home. Barbados is in the Pacific Region. In fact, the dissemination of the information from that conference has not been done properly. As an hon. Member of Parliament, I have seen the document. But has the person in River Road seen it? How is it going to benefit him? That is why we need to examine ourselves and read between the lines. We have a lot of things that we share with the ACP-EU countries, especially when it comes to marketing, tourism and trade. Trade also involves agriculture. We also have conventional trade which is called Jua Kali. How is our Jua Kali sector going to benefit from the ACP-EU partnership? Our own flower farming is experiencing problems, because of the carbon issues. What would happen if Kenya is told that her flowers are not necessarily allowed into the European market? Who will be our saviour or advocate, if we do not speak about these issues at home? We need to research and know how we are going to get the market. We talk about the influx of small arms in Africa. Who is bringing them? It is not parliamentarians. When we talk about the purchasing power, but what purchasing power does Kenya have? We have to talk about these issues because they are all contained in the ACP-EU Report that was tabled in this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we, as Kenyans, do not have an advocate to help us access the United Nations (UN) job opportunities. I know very well that West Africa has a cocoon where they campaign and \"purchase\" powers in terms of jobs created under the UN. How many Kenyans are working for the UN in New York? Therefore, while we address the issues of the ACP countries, those islands in Barbados look at us. If you look at the farms that are owned by the Europeans in this country, they resemble those in Jamaica. If you look at the farms where pineapples are grown in this country, they resemble those in Barbados and other islands. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are actually towing the line of Commonwealth countries. Since we have depended very much on the British Constitution and we had to follow what they do, are we benefiting? These are the areas that we have to look at. What are we getting from the Far East? Do we have any parliamentary relationship with the countries in the Far East? The Pacific Ocean has several islands. These islands have borrowed information from Britain and other European countries. Are we, as Kenyans, a stepping stone to those countries? We are looking at the same situation very conservatively. We have to be Kenyans. We do not have to be told what to do. Instead, we have to decide what to do."
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