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    "content": "Article 4 provides for the immunity of property and assets of the Community. This immunity is from legal process or trespass of any kind such as search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation and from any other form of interference from the executive, administrative, judicial or legislative action, except where such immunity has been expressly waived. Article 5 provides for the funds of the Community. The funds are to be protected by the Community from attachment, theft, expropriation or any other form of interference from the executive, administrative, judicial or legislative action. Article 6 provides for tax exemptions for the Community with regard to its income, assets and other property. A tax exemption shall be for all property except for charges for public utility. All custom duties on imports and exports in respect of articles imported for official duty and those customs and duties in respect to publications by the Community for official purposes except payment for services rendered. Article 7 provides for facilities in respect of official communication by the Community. The partner states are to ensure that the Community enjoys in the territory of each state, treatment not less favourable than that accorded to the international organisations. Article 8 provides for privileges and immunities for persons employed in the service of the Community with respect to immunity from civil process, matters of taxation on salaries and emoluments, immunity from immigration restriction, repatriation facilities and privileges in respect to exchange control facilities. In Kenya, the Protocol will be implemented in accordance with the Privileges and Immunities Act Cap 179 of the Laws of Kenya. Since the implementation of the Protocol will be through the existing institutional framework, there are no financial commitments and research upon ratification. However, as a host country, Kenya will be required to accord privileges and immunities including tax exemptions to the EAC in relation to its operations, assets, property and staff engaged and located within the country. I, therefore, move that the National Assembly approves the ratification of the Protocol to operationalise the EAC Protocol on Privileges and Immunities pursuant to Section 8 of the Treaty-Making and Ratification Act of 2012. I now wish call upon Hon. Cheptumo to second this Motion."
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