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    "id": 668686,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/668686/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "to trade. We have been urging Parliament to support KEPHIS and related organisations. They have received a lot of support from other international organisations which have been sponsoring seminars for Members of Parliament and members of the public, so that we can make sure that whatever is coming and leaving this country is safe for human consumption and trade. In seconding this Protocol, I want to urge the House to support it, so that we can join the rest of the world and not lag behind. As I have said, the deadline of 30th June is about to expire and we are likely to find ourselves not part of this. The Committee has worked hard on this and was very cooperative so that they can supply the House with all the necessary materials and support for this Report to be within the law. We have a provision under Article 2(6) of the Constitution providing that any treaty or convention ratified by Kenya shall form part of the laws of Kenya. When we pass this Protocol, we will be doing it within our Constitution. It is also within our Constitution to serve the country and the rest of the world. Therefore, harmonisation, equivalence and appropriate level of protection, risk management, regional conditions and transparency are very important when it comes to dealing with this Protocol on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures. It will be good that we join the rest of the world. I wish to second and urge Members to support this Protocol, so that we can pass it on time. I second."
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