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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Wangari Mwaniki",
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    "content": "development of the ACP countries, their smooth and gradual integration into the global economy and eradication of poverty. Specifically, EPAs aim at promoting sustainable growth, increasing production and supply capacity, fostering the structural transformation and diversification of ACP economies and providing support for regional integration by being tailor-made to suit specific regional circumstances. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the EPA was to be signed and ratified by each of the East African Community (EAC) members in the EU partner states. In general, Kenya and EAC are keen to conclude the EPAs that address the concerns of the region, bring industrial and general development and lead to poverty eradication. The Agreement should also not lead to displacement of Kenyan products in the EAC market by the EU products. At present, only Kenya and Rwanda have concluded the ratification process awaiting the other EAC states to finalise on the EAC EPA. In fact, the ratification process was conducted by the 11th Parliament in September 2016. For the time being, Kenya continues to enjoy the duty free-quota free access to the EU market following interventions by previous Kenyan delegations, ministry officials, civil society and the business community. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the second thing is the European Development Fund (EDF). The EDF is the main instrument for European Union aid for development cooperation to ACP member states. This is divided into grants for national and regional educative programmes: Intra-ACP and inter-regional cooperation. This investment facility is managed by the European Investment Bank. Their loans should be used to promote the public sector in ACP states. The current 11th EDF is scheduled to run from the year 2014 to 2020 with a budget of 31.5 billion Euros set aside for this particular period. Members should therefore apprise themselves on projects or programmess in their areas which may qualify for funding and consult the National Treasury on how it can be accessed. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the delegation is grateful to the Speakers of the two Houses for allowing them to attend the sessions, for facilitating travel and accommodation and providing logistical and technical support in liaison with the offices of the Clerks of the two Houses. It is now my pleasant duty on behalf of the delegation to present and commend this Report to the House for noting. I beg to move and request the Hon. WafulaWamunyinyi to second."
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