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    "id": 435935,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gichigi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kamunye Gichigi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I do support this particular Motion. I, however, wish to begin by stating that, in the induction that hon. Members of this House went through, I think there was a bit of neglect in terms of preparation of the hon. Members in dealing with the scrutiny of Bills that come from the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA). Perhaps, there is need for us to go back and prepare the hon. Members so that we are able to deal with this particular issue. The hon. Members who originally spoke, including the Leader of Majority Party had to be assured that this is not already law, these are just proposals and in enacting the Bills our proposals are going to be considered. We also have a challenge. If you go out there, the Kenyan population hardly understands these East African Community Integration issues. There are challenges. While at this level, clearly, a good number of our hon. Members are not well versed on this particular issue; what exactly is happening. Perhaps, we need a proper briefing by the relevant Ministries on the progress that they have been making. We need to be informed rather than read in the newspapers what is happening. I support the EALA Bill on legal practice. As a lawyer, we are all kin to go beyond our borders and practise. Looking at the numbers that the Chief Justice keeps on admitting to the bar every other month, it is not going to take long before this particular profession becomes saturated. It is, therefore, important that we give our young legal professionals an opportunity to practise in our neighbouring countries. I have said in the past and I am still worried about the trend that is taking route in Tanzania."
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