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    "id": 614337,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/614337/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lati",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jonathan Lelelit Lati",
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    "content": "African region, and if you consider that Kenya will be hosting the first Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Africa. As the Leader of the Majority Party has alluded, there is something good that is coming to Kenya. We will be the first country in Africa to hold a Ministerial Conference of the WTO. We just hosted Obama; we just hosted the Pope. I want to congratulate our country because we are recognised globally. This treaty provides for efficient customs procedures, speedy and efficient documentation and transparency as goods move across the region. That is very important for this country because there are so many landlocked countries that Kenya helps to transit goods. Faster movement of goods will help our customs and provide efficiency within the systems that we have for goods transfer. More importantly, this trade agreement will help reduce smuggling of goods across countries. In the last one week, we have been treated to news of people who have been importing some of the most expensive Range Rover vehicles to Kenya disguised as household goods. Consequently, the country has lost millions of shillings in Customs Duty. This treaty also helps to remove administrative and none tariff barriers. As Members of this House who represent the people of Kenya, we must always be carefully when ratifying such agreements, so that we can get the best deals for our people. Even member countries that play to the rules of international agreements still find the best opportunities for their own countries. China is becoming a very big exporting country, particularly to the United States of America (USA). Having the best economic advice from their people, the authorities in China have gone round the WTO rules. When they sell goods to the USA, they move quickly and buy US treasury securities to make sure that the Chinese currency remains slow since it is an exporting currency, so that they do not lose on the exports. That is actually the war they have with the USA. However, there is no rule in the WTO that can hinder China from doing what they are doing. We are in an era of terrorism, and terrorists can use any opportunity. The security of our country must---"
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