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    "content": "My concern about this Motion is the mixed messages that we receive on the EPAs. In the morning today there was a meeting of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and hon. Members. The KAM was speaking on matters surrounding manufacturing in this country. I wonder whether we have had enough consultations with other groups. Whereas I support that African countries, including Kenya have to be careful with what they sign and what they append their signatures to, there is need to look at offices such as the office of the Attorney-General so that before we sign the documents, a lot of consultation goes into them. I would also like to urge that we need to listen to other groups. It is true that Kenya exports a lot of its products to Europe. The economists who are leading our country now are urging that we expand our exports. If you look at other countries, you will realize that we still have a lot of capacity to export more. As much as we support this Motion, we need to ensure that these economic agreements are in favour of our country. So, even as we support these agreements, we should make sure that they are in favour of our country. We should harmonize the message at home as much as possible. We cannot have the manufacturers giving a message, Parliament giving a message, the NGOs giving another message and everybody seems to be speaking for the Kenyan farmer. I think it will be important that all the groups that are speaking for the Kenyan farmer harmonize that voice, so that when we go out of the country, we actually have one voice. This will ensure that we do not have different voices from the NGOs, manufacturers, the Government and Parliament. All these voices are not harmonized, yet we are all speaking for the same farmers. I really urge that the message be harmonized in this country, so that we have a united position on the EPAs, and that, that position is respected and becomes the Kenyan position."
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