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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion that is seeking to get our approval to adopt the Report of the Departmental Committee on Regional Integration. First of all, let me congratulate this Committee that is chaired by my friend, hon. (Ms.) Kajuju which has sat and done a good job in terms of analyzing these three Bills. My understanding is that these three Bills are before the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) and they have not been processed. They are still awaiting debate and possible amendments. Therefore, our responsibility as the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya is to ensure that we give input in terms of a report to our representatives to EALA so that when they are debating these three crucial Bills, whatever we say in this House will form part of their contribution. Still, we have an option, as a House or country, to domesticate these Bills once they become law. Therefore, if some of the legislations that come out of the EALA, we feel are not consistent with our domestic laws or rather have issues that we need to iron out at the point of domestication - that is my understanding - we will still be able to have an opportunity to give an input in this legislation. Having said that, I know and as a country we have been pushing very hard, probably, more than any other state within the EA region for the integration of the EAC. As the biggest economy in this region, we have been in the forefront of trying to integrate The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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