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    "id": 770856,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/770856/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "We have the Customs and Excise Protocol but there is still a lot of limitation on trade. People of East Africa found themselves where many Africans found themselves when they were divided by those boundaries that were a bit arbitrary. Some of the Maasais do not see why some are Tanzanians and some are Kenyans. When you go across the border in Busia, we have Kenyans who are politicians, ministers, and some are aspiring to be presidents in Uganda. We need to move forward with East Africa so that we get the benefit of getting people there. The basic issue that is required is that the people of East Africa can live, cooperate, trade, move across and are cohesive. If we look at the way things are going, the initial desire of the people of East Africa of political integration looks like it is getting further apart as we seem to be putting on more structures. When we look at the structures of Government and the Constitution that we have put in place, are we going in that direction? I do not think so. In reality, the ultimate objective should be political integration. If we had political integration, it would have literally killed ethnicity. We would have such a large single unit that it would be impossible for any lobbying on tribal groups. That would have gone a long way."
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