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    "content": "Road. The two Presidents launched this project together on 5th October, 2015, a day before he addressed the Joint Sitting of Parliament. The Address by His Excellency President Kikwete also touched on another area of cooperation, where the two countries are doing very well, that is, energy. He gave a very good example of how the two countries have agreed to share energy especially at border towns. He explained, for example, that in Arusha Town, the power that benefits the Namanga side of Tanzania, down to Longido which is about 50 kilometres from the border, comes from Kenya. But in another part of the Sirare Border, the power that is being enjoyed in the Kenyan side comes from the Tanzanian side. These were very encouraging revelations that we should encourage as Africans going forward; sharing our resources as brothers and sisters and using our boundaries as bridges to unity, as opposed to using our boundaries as hurdles to our success and unity. Other than energy and sharing of the supply of power, the President’s Speech also touched on a very important issue. He said – and I want to highlight this – that Tanzania does not see Kenya as a competitor. Instead, it sees Kenya as a strategic ally. I think this is a very good message because there has been some misunderstanding that sometime Tanzania does not appreciate the investment and contribution that Kenyans have made in their country. I think this coming from President Kikwete was very reassuring; that Tanzanians do recognize the vast investments that Kenyans have made in their country, creating over 55,000 jobs. These investments span in various sectors of the economy, including financial services, transport sector, hospitality industry, et cetera. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not wish to go through the entire speech because I will be taking a lot of time. But allow me also to mention that this Speech brought out an important factor, which is the belief in Tanzania in the unity of East Africa and integration of our region. I think the President of Tanzania made it very clear that matters of regional integration are both a matter of principle and policy. His country holds the strong belief that a divided East Africa is not good for any our countries. I think that is a good message. I hope that this puts to rest the misguided political discussion that I have heard in some parts of East Africa about some countries belonging to some ‘coalition of the willing’ and the ‘coalition of the unwilling.’ I think this assurance is very refreshing for the entire East African Community (EAC). A divided East Africa is not good for everybody. I think that is the take-home message from President Jakaya Kikwete. If we proceed along those lines, I think East Africa and Africa is headed to great success. You cannot imagine how powerful it is to have a strong region with over 200 million Africans, in terms of international trade and having a voice in the world economy, trading together and exchanging goods and services. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the last thing that I want to highlight in terms of what I see as good even for this country, coming from the President’s---"
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