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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also understand Kiswahili. That is what they felt at that time. Their approach to the issues of moving fast towards a federation was a bit slow because they wanted time to catch up with the Kenyans. Through the East African Community, I was at a meeting in Arusha when H.E. President (Dr.) Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete confirmed for the first time and told Tanzanians that the fear they had about Kenyans should no longer be there because for the first time, Tanzanians had imported to Kenya more than Kenya had exported to Tanzania. Throughout this period, Kenyan has been exporting to Tanzania far much more than Tanzania was exporting to Kenya. For the first time, we did that and from the recent figures that he gave, Tanzania’s exports to Kenya during the period that he mentioned, 2013/2015, was US$50million worth of goods but Kenya’s exports to Tanzania was US$30million. He was telling Tanzanians that the benefits of the East Africa integration 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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