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    "id": 590653,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "That was the first time that a head of state of a neighbouring country gave an Address in the National Assembly. I thank H.E. President Kenyatta for having invited H.E. President (Dr.) Kikwete to deliver that Address. As you know, our relationship with Tanzania has not been all that rosy since Independence. You may recall that at Independence, we took the capitalists route through Sessional Paper No.10 about African Socialism and its application to Development in Kenya, Tanzania took Ujamaa (Socialism) while Uganda took the Common Man’s Charter which had been drafted by Dr. Milton Obote, the former President of Uganda. Since that time, there were ideological differences. We looked to the West while Tanzania looked to the East. Therefore, that misunderstanding has always coloured our relationship since the formation of the original East African Community (EAC) until it collapsed and even when it was revived under the East African Community (EAC). The fears and bad feelings have been there. That is why I praise H.E. President (Dr.) Kikwete. If his Address is going to change our relationship for the better, then, it was worth being. I hope that his successor – he assured as that no Tanzanian can ever wish bad relationship with Kenya – will put our relationship on a very good footing. In fact, in many respect, I would have wished the President to have made that Address at the beginning of his 10 year rule. As you know, even under the current EAC, they have always been suspicious that, maybe, we are going slowly towards integration; whether economic or political. Kenya The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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