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    "id": 749169,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/749169/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. G.O. Omondi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "George Washinton Mallan Omondi",
        "slug": "george-washinton-mallan-omondi"
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    "content": "even America which claims to be the most open economy, remember at the time of President Clinton, there was a crisis of importation of Russian Iron into the country. America basically went ahead and protected the industry. This is one of the open economies, but by opening her industry, she protected her iron industry. They did not want Russian goods into their country, so that their industry could generate jobs and foreign exchange. It is only important that in this country, as we globalise and as we look at the WTO procedures, we get the right people who can protect us against any litigation that may come. I know we are members of the WTO and if we start protecting our trade, we will be accused of unfair trade practices. We need to put in placed the right people here. We should have the right lawyers who can defend us as we go ahead to protect our industry. This is the only country where even very basic things are imported, which we can manufacture locally. Recently, we talked about allowing milk products to be imported from Uganda. I do not see how this is going to help us. We can increase our milk production by protecting our industry. However, we need to do it very carefully. Do we need subsidies or do we go for direct protection? My point is that we can put correct people in place. We can have people with the right brains who can tell us what to do so that we do not run the risk of violating the WTO and other trade agreements that we have signed. I support Hon. Ochieng’s Bill. This should be debated and fast-tracked, so that it is signed by the Executive. I support."
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