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    "id": 435885,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ochieng",
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
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    "content": "way we want the region to practise its law. I would, therefore, request Members to look at it technically and first allow the EAC Legislative Assembly to pass this Bill. The East African Community Co-operatives Bill is very important; this region will only grow through SMEs; it will only industrialize if we allow SMEs to grow in a manner that ensures that they operate in Kenya, Uganda, Bujumbura and also in Kigali. This law, as proposed, ensures that our legal frameworks for operations of SMEs and co- operatives is synchronized and does in a way comply with the EAC Treaty in as far as promoting industry and commerce is concerned. The economy should be organised in a manner that allows all of us to participate in it. The third Bill is the East African Community (Education) Bill. Last year, and early this year, there has been a very interesting happening. We are moving very fast as a community, and saying that we are ready for political federation. How can we be ready for a political federation when as we speak, my cousins in Ugenya do not know about the EAC? I am not sure your constituents know about the EAC in a manner that will enable them participate in its affairs and benefit. This Bill, as proposed, ensures that each country in the EAC is able to establish a framework, through which it is going to ensure that its citizens are involved and carried along in matters of regional integration. That is why I wish to request this House to consider this. As I support, I want to make two statements that are very important to me. We have two committees of this House, the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade and the Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations--- These two committees have all the time been encroaching on the work of the Committee on Regional Integration. I want you to advise them that the Committee on Regional Integration is a committee of this House that has a specific mandate under Standing Order No. 212 of our Standing Orders. Let them know that we have work to do and they should not try to encroach into our work. With those very many remarks, I beg to second the Motion. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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