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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion on extended jurisdiction of the EACJ. Hon. Kubai has just mentioned that Kenya is the only country amongst the EAC member states that has not sent its representation to EALA. Even by this approval, we would want to have Kenyans – males or females – to see to it that whatever we are approving in Parliament is followed up as required by law and that Kenya benefits from the approval that we are giving. The Jubilee Coalition had an opportunity to increase its EALA slots by one more Member. It is important for the Minority side to stop pretending that they care so much about this country and yet, they are the ones who have been putting this country into a lot of pain by raising a lot of unnecessary issues every now and then. Once we are back from the recess, we will ask the Speaker and the House Business Committee (HBC) to try and fast-track the representation of our Members to EALA so that once this ratification is approved, we can also benefit. Kenya is a signatory to the Protocol and, of course, we are regarded as “Big Brother” in the EAC. We have done so much. These protocols have improved business. As the Leader of the Majority Party has indicated, it is very unfortunate that Kenyans are, sometimes, mistreated. I had an opportunity to visit Tanzania early last year. At some point, Kenyans were not being allowed to do free trade. All the time, they were being exposed to a lot of unnecessary barriers 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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