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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju",
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    "content": "integration. What this means is that, we should widen the political, economic, social and cultural integration so that we are able to better the lives of the EAC partner states. Hon. Deputy Speaker, there was a protocol that was signed by the partner states; Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi. We have seen some of the countries being quite fast in the integration process. There are others that have not been as quick as the other partner states. But I do not think the best way is to condemn these countries. We have the letter of the law, what could be lacking is the spirit of the law. We need to look at it as a country and as East Africa and see where our brothers are failing and we probe them, so that we move at the same pace. It is, therefore, proper for this amendment to be done to include the EAC states and to bring them on board so that we can move forward as East African states because the motto of EAC is to become one people under one destiny. So, I believe that this is good law and it will help us in the course of our business. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have also seen Section 204 of the principal Act. As we are aware, the prosecutorial powers are no longer vested in the office of the Attorney-General (AG). This amendment seeks to bring out or to delete the provision of the AG and to replace it therefore, with the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; which is quite right as the AG can no longer prosecute criminal processes. It can only be done by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). This Bill also seeks to bring the Insurance Act in tandem with the Constitution as it was promulgated in August, 2010. That is good because the Insurance Act came into being before the new Constitution. Therefore, this is a good amendment in its entirety. I beg this Committee that in future, they need to hold more consultations so that each one of us can move on the same path. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I sit down, I think it is important for this Committee to consider the stakeholders. In this case, I refer to policy holders and how they will get to understand the insurance law. This is because we find most of the policy holders end up taking a cover and they execute it by way of signing documents. But at the end of the day, most of them do not understand what exactly the policy holds for them. So, if there is a way– I will think about it and see how I can engage the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade – we can bring on board the issue of sensitization into this Bill. I think we are going to protect policy holders who are taking up policies and then they are not able to understand. I am a live to the fact that ignorance has no defense in law. But with the new Constitution that has expanded the rights of the people, I think it is important we take up that issue as the House and be able to lead our people in the right way. With those remarks, I support the Bill."
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