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    "speaker_name": "Mumias East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benjamin Washiali",
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Jomo Washiali",
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    "content": "then we would have had many issues coming out of Migingo because up to today the Ugandan Government has never accepted that Migingo Island belongs to Kenya despite the information that is out there that they will need to appreciate and respect. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you also need to understand that we have some national parks that are cross-border, for example, Tsavo. We have tourists who come to this country through Nairobi and they watch animals from the Kenyan side and sometimes they even cross to the Tanzanian side to also see other species of animals that would be in the Tanzanian side. I am sure you are aware that lately we have a problem with the wild beasts. This is supposed to be the season of wild beasts. Unfortunately, the wild beast migration, which is actually the seventh wonder of the world, this time the wild beasts are not behaving. Some of us who have had an opportunity to watch the wild beasts are wondering whether this time they will behave or not because they have been doing that on their own volition. Up to now the season has not started and they are yet to cross to Tanzania the way they used to. However, what I wanted to say is that the tourists that leave Kenya to go to Tanzania are charged US$100 for them to go and visit the national parks in Tanzania while the tourists who are moving from Tanzania to Kenya are never charged anything. So, sometimes we wonder why the imbalance. Why do we have our tourists being charged and their tourists are not? Therefore, I think it is very important. I urge this Committee on Regional Integration to continue doing what they are doing and to get the legislative arm of EAC, which is EALA, to put in the necessary and relevant Bills. That way, we will be in a position to improve the way we relate with the partner states of East Africa. We will also improve relationships and open up the borders for better business. Otherwise, I wish to support."
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