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"content": "Okay, I will explain. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when it comes to the issues of East African integration, I hope that Tanzania will now move forward taking into account the spirit of the Speech of H.E. President (Dr.) Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete on East Africa integration. On bilateral relationships which in a sense also affect the issues of the integration of East Africa, when we were going round, one of the greatest fears of Tanzanians about Kenyans, is if we integrated immediately, Kenyans are so aggressive whether it is in trade, commerce or anything that they are doing. They said Kenyans are so aggressive that they will overwhelm the Tanzanians who are more humble in these issues. They thought that we should give them time to come to that level where they can also be almost as aggressive as Kenyans on matters of commerce and industry. That is why they were dragging their feet a bit on integration issues. Secondly, they talked of Kenyans as land grabbers and they thought that we, Kenyans, have grabbed all the land. When we look yonder across the border, you see a lot of land and they felt that Kenyans will---"
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