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    "id": 496573,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I have not seen it in the Report amongst the 12 listed stakeholder institutions that were consulted. I am looking at the Law Society of Kenya, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Office of the Attorney-General and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICIPAK). These are some of the critical institutions that must be involved when dealing with such an issue, so that we can listen to what their take is. This is an issue which should involve a wider consultative approach. The Committee has tried, but I strongly feel that those key stakeholders have not been involved. For example, the academia fraternity, like the University of Nairobi, which is highly ranked in relation to this issue; has not been involved. Have we tried to involve our institutions of higher learning, so that we hear their opinion about this issue? As far as I am concerned, we should not rush. Let us move at the right speed, so that in case we have shortcomings or risks, we are able to overcome them. Looking at the integration process, we are told that the first two pillars, which are very critical to the success of the process, have not yet been fully implemented. Why is it that the Common Market Protocol and the Common Customs Union Protocol have not yet been implemented? To me, implementation of these two critical pillars is a prerequisite for the success of the integration process. We must implement one pillar before we move to the next one. There is no way, in the integration process, we can jump from one pillar to the next one. The integration process must follow a logical flow, which is in series. Unless implementation of one pillar is completed, you cannot move to another pillar. Hon. Speaker, I was looking at the issue of the 10 years. I feel that if we are supposed to wait for 10 years, we should wait for that period to lapse after we have looked at the process of implementing the other integration pillars."
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