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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bunyasi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Sakwa Bunyasi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. First and foremost, I want to thank the Select Committee on Regional Integration for the good work done. Looking at the Report, they have covered many dimensions in this matter. They have analyzed large volumes of information and the conclusions are overly sound. I would like to pass my word of gratitude to them. I also rise to support the Motion on this Report as a resident of border county. I come from Busia as many people may know. For us, one of the major possibilities of growth will arise from an East African Common market where the flow of people, goods and services will be unfettered. That will help us grow our incomes and help us to take advantage of what lies across the borders that the Kenyan side can take advantage of. Therefore, personally I feel there is need for this kind of union. Hon. Speaker, unlike other regions, East Africa starts from a strong base of common culture. The people of East Africa have common cultures; we have similar languages and a shared history. The more recent history, particularly in the last 100 years, has knocked a number of things in line and we act very much the same. That is a strong base. Secondly, there is a kind of co-ordination in every sector, monetary or otherwise. It requires, first and foremost, that we have an agreeable person-to-person relationship. The movement of people is not just that which is facilitated by law. I stated earlier that it should be facilitated by common languages, common cultures and so on, which we have in East Africa. 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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