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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to the Motion. At the outset, I would like to state clearly that I support it. I support it because this is a new dawn in our bilateral relations and trade with the EU. The Agreement states clearly that for a long time, four countries that form the East African Community (EAC) have never had a serious agreement with the European Union (EU). So, for trade that is usually done, most of the previous agreements are majorly between countries and the EU. This time round, when we combine the EAC and EU to trade together in this Agreement, it is going to be of great blessing to our countries. The only challenge that we still have is how to make the EAC a compatible economic bloc, so that we can trade, do business together and allow these countries to work together as a team towards the EU. The ideologies behind our political frameworks in the country sometimes become an impediment within the EAC. However, we believe these challenges will be removed so that we can have a clear understanding between the EAC and how to trade with the EU. We export many goods to the EU economic bloc. Areas that have been of great benefit to our country are flowers and agricultural products like tea, fish and meat. When these countries give you ordinary tariffs, they make us look like ordinary traders. This Motion will allow the EAC to meet several agreements that will enable us to have a free market. I agree mostly with the issue of compatibility with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules. Trade organisations have tough rules on how to trade with other countries especially on issues of the origin of by- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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