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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "The reason why I support the Report on regional integration is because of the comparison between what is happening in East Africa with what is happening in the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS). In East Africa, we need to move a bit faster in terms of integration. In ECOWAS in West Africa, students as early as Class VI and VII get a chance to travel to the countries in their region. As early as 14 or 15 years, you have had a chance to go to Lagos, Accra, and Sierra Leone. In this region of ours, and in a country where we are still tackling issues of tribalism, it would make a lot of sense to have a chance to go to Kampala, Bujumbura or Kigali. Therefore, in this House, as we support the East African integration, we are actually supporting a Report that does make meaning to the citizens of this country. This relates to the civic education matter, which is part of what the Integration Bill has tackled. We do need a lot of information and education on what is happening in terms of integration. So, I support the Committee in what they have recommended; that the Integration Bill is looked at again in terms of matters of education. On matters of co-operative societies, we know that this country is leading in terms of SACCOs and what we have done with them. What the Committee has recommended in looking at the Societies law in our country vis-a-vis the East African region is very valid. We still want to see SACCOs that are not just local, but could even be cross- 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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