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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mbarire",
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        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to second this amendment. I would like to begin by thanking hon. Dr. Joyce Laboso for bringing this important Motion that sets precedent of this Parliament where it is involved when the Executive goes into any agreement with the international community or economic bloc. It is involved in giving the mwananchi voice in these agreements. Having looked at this Motion and even the amendment that has been brought by the hon. Member, I would like to say that it is really about time that Africa stood on its two feet and showed the West that we understand what is good for us as a continent. I have travelled quite a bit. I remember that one time I travelled to Gabon. I entered a supermarket to buy toothpaste and I remember the shock I got after realizing that all the things that were on the shelves in that supermarket were imported. The question we want to ask is that if we go the route the EU wants us to go, that is, through these EPAs are we helping our local manufacturers? Are we building this country, or are we destroying our economy? I think it is about time that we stood by the local manufacturers. What is Kenyan is good for our economy. What comes from out should only come when we have had enough of what is Kenyan. We must encourage Kenyans to be proud of buying what is Kenyans. I have heard the hon. Member for Kabete say that you would go to Europe to buy something from Marks and Spencer only for you to realize that actually you are buying an outfit made in Kenya. What happened to our textile industry? It is this kind of EPAs that killed our textile industry. It is when we accepted to bring mitumbas into Kenya that we killed our textile industry. I come from a constituency that depends heavily on tea and coffee. The county I share with you, hon. Speaker, is one of the largest producers of tea and coffee. However, when you travel outside this country you will see something called “English Tea”. Where in Europe will you find a single plant of tea?"
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