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    "id": 370213,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/370213/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. wa Kabando",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 31,
        "legal_name": "Kabando wa Kabando",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, first I would like to congratulate hon. Laboso who was recently hoisted as the co-President of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Joint Assembly with the European Union. I want to laud the way she presided over the Joint Assembly meeting in Brussels, Belgium, recently and to state to the Members of this House, and indeed, the constituents that produced her, that she is a star at the global level being a co-President in charge of an assembly that brings those very many nations from ACP-EU. It is a major achievement that captures an important record. So, Dr. Laboso strides very proudly for Kenya, East Africa and indeed for this continent in a way that makes us very proud. The question of EPAs which I had the advantage of discussing in the initial meeting of 2008 - a lot of thanks for the opportunity to be with hon. Laboso and hon. Abdikadir Aden and also hon. Kembi Gitura - is a very detailed issue. I am very sure that very few Members have interrogated this. In fact, the report of the recent deliberations has not been tabled before this House. We need to engage with the Ministry in charge of Trade and Agriculture. We also need the relevant departmental committees, particularly the one in charge of Agriculture that produces the bulk of the segments of our exports, so that the Members of this House will have the opportunity to understand the global effects of the market, the dynamics of the trade and why the ACP countries are very concerned generally with the skewed arrangement. This is particularly because we are focusing towards using agriculture and other productive sectors in these developing nations to benchmark properly and ensure that the economies of these nations grow, create jobs and"
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